And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Ver. 30. The wisdom of all the children of the east.] The Arabians and Chaldeans, Mat 2:1 Dan 2:2 philosophers and astronomers.
And all the wisdom of Egypt.] See Isa 19:11-12 Acts 7:22. Pythagoras, Plato, and many others, fetched much of their learning from Egypt: but all theirs was acquired; Solomon's infused.