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1 Kings 4:32

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And he spake three thousand proverbs,—and it came to pass that, his songs, were a thousand and five.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs [are] five, and the chief one;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Solomon also spoke three thousand parables: and his poems were a thousand and five.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And Salomon spake three thousand prouerbs: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And he spake three thousand prouerbes: and his songs were a thousand and fiue.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were five thousand.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And he spake 1696
{1696} Prime
דִּבֵּר
dabar
{daw-bar'}
A primitive root; perhaps properly to arrange; but used figuratively (of words) to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue.
z8762
<8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447
three 7969
{7969} Prime
שָׁלוֹשׁ
shalowsh
{shaw-loshe'}
The last two forms being masculine; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiplicative) thrice.
thousand 505
{0505} Prime
אֶלֶף
'eleph
{eh'-lef}
Properly the same as H0504; hence (an ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand.
proverbs: 4912
{4912} Prime
מָשָׁל
mashal
{maw-shawl'}
Apparently from H4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly a pithy maxim, usually of a metaphorical nature; hence a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse).
and his songs 7892
{7892} Prime
שִׁיר
shiyr
{sheer}
The second form being feminine; from H7891; a song; abstractly singing.
were x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
a thousand 505
{0505} Prime
אֶלֶף
'eleph
{eh'-lef}
Properly the same as H0504; hence (an ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand.
and five. 2568
{2568} Prime
חָמֵשׁ
chamesh
{khaw-maysh'}
A primitive numeral; five.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

1 Kings 4:32

_ _ he spake three thousand proverbs — embodying his moral sentiments and sage observations on human life and character.

_ _ songs ... a thousand and fivePsalms 72:1-20, Psalms 127:1-5, Psalms 132:1-18, and the Song of Songs are his.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 1 Kings 4:29-34.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Kings 4:32

Proverbs — That is, short, and deep, and useful sentences, whereof a great part are contained in the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Songs — Whereof the chief and most divine are in the Canticles.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

1 Kings 4:32

And he spake three thousand (m) proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

(m) Which for the most part are thought to have perished in the captivity of Babylon.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
he spake:

Proverbs 1:1-31:30 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; ... Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Ecclesiastes 12:9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.
Matthew 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

songs:

Song of Songs 1:1-17 The song of songs, which [is] Solomon's. ... The beams of our house [are] cedar, [and] our rafters of fir.
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Pv 1:1. Ec 12:9. So 1:1. Mt 13:35.

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