9
Then I became
agreat and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.
a
1 Chronicles 29:25, Ecclesiastes 1:16
1 Chronicles 29
25
aThe Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and bbestowed on him royal majesty which had not been on any king before him in Israel.
Ecclesiastes 1
16
I said to myself, "Behold, I have magnified and increased awisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge."