1 Kings 4:33

Translations

Modern

He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

Traditional

And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

Literal

And he spoke of trees, from the cedar of Lebanon and to the hyssop that comes out of the wall. And he spoke of the animals, and of the birds, and of the creeping things, and of the fish.

Latin

Et disputavit super lignis a cedro quæ est in Libano, usque ad hyssopum quæ egreditur de pariete: et disseruit de jumentis, et volucribus, et reptilibus, et piscibus.

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English

He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

Notes

1 Kings 4:32–34

proverbs … songs: Solomon wrote much of the book of Proverbs and composed Psalms 72 and 127. His knowledge of plants and animals showed his careful observation of nature (see Proverbs 6:6–8). Solomon’s wisdom and literary skill (see Matthew 12:42) are evident in the Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes. It is no surprise that many, including kings (1 Kings 10:1–9), sought Solomon's wisdom.

Theme notes and profiles

Solomon Solomon’s Wisdom

Events

Reign of Solomon

Related verses

Psalm 51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
2 Kings 19:23
Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests.
Psalm 92:12
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Exodus 12:22
Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.
Numbers 19:18
Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.
Numbers 24:6
They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters.
Hebrews 9:19
For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,
Genesis 1:20–25
And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

Places

Lebanon: A mountainous region known for its cedar trees

Glossary

Education Hyssop Kings, Books of First and Second Proverbs, Book of Solomon (Person)

Topics

Beasts: History of, Written by Solomon Birds: Solomon Wrote the History of Birds: Solomon's Proverbs of Books: Not Extant, but Mentioned in Scripture: Natural History by Solomon Botanical Gardens: (Park, Probably) Fishes: Solomon Wrote the History of Herbs: Hyssop Hyssop: An Indigenous Plant to Western Asia and Northern Africa Reptiles: Solomon Wrote a History of Sciences: Botany Sciences: Zoology Solomon: Wisdom and Fame of The Cedar: Considered the First of Trees Trees: Solomon Wrote the History of Walls: Hyssop Frequently Grew On Wisdom of Solomon Wise Men: Solomon

1 Kings 4:33

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