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# All the kings of the earth

The word "all" here is a generalization. Alternate translation: "Kings from around the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# sought the presence of Solomon

The presence of a person is a metonym for being able to speak and listen to the person. Alternate translation: "wanted to visit Solomon" or "came to visit Solomon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart

The heart is a metonym for what a person thinks, and here it is spoken of as if it were a container. The abstract noun "wisdom" is a metonym for the wise things a person thinks or says. Alternate translation: "to hear how wise God had enabled him to be" or "to hear him speak the wise words that God had enabled him to speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# which God had put in his heart

God putting wisdom in Solomon's heart represents God making Solomon wise. Alternate translation: "which God had given him" or "because God had made him wise" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# All the kings of the earth`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The word "all" here is a generalization. Alternate translation: "Kings from around the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])`
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			`# sought the presence of Solomon`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The presence of a person is a metonym for being able to speak and listen to the person. Alternate translation: "wanted to visit Solomon" or "came to visit Solomon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The heart is a metonym for what a person thinks, and here it is spoken of as if it were a container. The abstract noun "wisdom" is a metonym for the wise things a person thinks or says. Alternate translation: "to hear how wise God had enabled him to be" or "to hear him speak the wise words that God had enabled him to speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# which God had put in his heart`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`God putting wisdom in Solomon's heart represents God making Solomon wise. Alternate translation: "which God had given him" or "because God had made him wise" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00