23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
We now move to the first of two references on a footnote on 1 Kings 3:13, keyed on the word "riches." The implication of this passage is that a significant portion of Solomon's wealth came as gifts. People from distant lands who wanted "to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart" and they brought gifts with them.
Are there echoes here of the Savior's admonition to "consider the lilies of the field" and trust him to meet our needs? It ought to be said that in both the Savior's speech on the Sermon on the Mount and Solomon's situation there is a great deal of context behind the seemingly simple proposition.
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