1 Kings 4:31
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He was wiser than all men— wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.

Young's Literal Translation
and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the nations round about.

King James Bible
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

Hebrew
He was wiser
וַיֶּחְכַּם֮ (way·yeḥ·kam)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2449: To be wise

than all
מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

men—
הָֽאָדָם֒ (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

wiser than Ethan
מֵאֵיתָ֣ן (mê·’ê·ṯān)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 387: Ethan -- 'permanence', an Israelite name

the Ezrahite,
הָאֶזְרָחִ֗י (hā·’ez·rā·ḥî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 250: Ezrahite -- a descendant of Zerah

and wiser than Heman,
וְהֵימָ֧ן (wə·hê·mān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1968: Heman -- an Israelite name

Calcol,
וְכַלְכֹּ֛ל (wə·ḵal·kōl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3633: Calcol -- an Israelite noted for his wisdom

and Darda,
וְדַרְדַּ֖ע (wə·ḏar·da‘)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1862: Darda -- an Israelite

the sons
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Mahol.
מָח֑וֹל (mā·ḥō·wl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4235: Mahol -- father of Heman

And his fame
שְׁמ֥וֹ (šə·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8034: A name

spread
וַיְהִֽי־ (way·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

throughout
בְכָֽל־ (ḇə·ḵāl-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the surrounding
סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

nations.
הַגּוֹיִ֖ם (hag·gō·w·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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