9 Moreover, God gave Solomon wisdom, exceptional understanding, and knowledge, as vast as the sand on the seashore.
10 Solomon’s wisdom surpassed that of all the peoples of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.
11 He was wiser than anyone else—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, or Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the musicians—and his fame spread throughout the neighboring peoples.
12 Solomon also uttered three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
13 He spoke of plants, from the cedar on Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall, and he spoke about beasts, birds, reptiles, and fishes.
14 People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
15 When Hiram, king of Tyre, heard that Solomon had been anointed king in place of his father, he sent an embassy to him; for Hiram had always been David’s friend.