And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs are five, and the chief one;
And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.
1 Kings — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
F I R S T K I N G S CHAP. IV. An instance of the wisdom God granted to Solomon we had in the close of the foregoing chapter. In this we have an account of his wealth and prosperity, the other branch of the promise there made him.…