Bible Strands
Matthew 6:29
Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his listeners in a teaching on anxiety, using the growth of field lilies to illustrate divine provision. He speaks immediately before contrasting God’s care for transient grass with His care for his hearers.
The words — οὐδὲ (oude) = not even; Σολομὼν (Solomōn) = Solomon. The text asserts that Solomon’s historical splendor did not match the simple adornment of the field flowers.
The thread — The reference to Solomon’s wealth appears in 2 Chronicles 9:20 regarding his gold utensils, 2 Chronicles 9:4 regarding his court’s attire, and 1 Kings 10:4 regarding the palace he built. These passages establish Solomon as the benchmark for ancient royal splendor.
Why it lands — The verse demands a shift from material anxiety to trust in God’s provision. It requires the reader to accept that divine care for transient creation surpasses human wealth, making worry unnecessary.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 9:20 All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:4 the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, the attire of his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
- 1 Kings 10:4 When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,
- 1 Timothy 2:9 Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
- 1 Peter 3:2 when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.