1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| I Kings 3:13 | *Yea, and the things also which thou didst not ask, I have given thee; to wit, riches and glory: as that no one hath been like unto thee, among the kings, in all days heretofore. Wisdom 7:11.; Matthew 6:21. | Heretofore: 2 Paralipomenon (1:12,) adds, nor after thee, Ecclesiastes 1:16. This is also limited by some to the kings of that country. But the riches of Solomon were not exceeded by those of the greatest monarchs. Diss., "on the riches which David left." (Calmet) |