1 Kings 10:22-24

New King James Version

²² For the king had ^(A)merchant^[a] ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ^(B)ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and ^[b]monkeys. ²³ So ^(C)King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

²⁴ Now all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.