Person Old Testament
Calcol
Also known as Calcol =ESV; Kalkol =NIV; Chalcol =KJV
Calcol was a wise man to whom Solomon's wisdom was compared. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Kings 4:31.
Why it matters. Wise man Solomon was compared to
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Calcol
Calcol is mentioned in 1Ki.4.31 as one of the wise men to whom Solomon's wisdom was compared. The verse states that Solomon's wisdom surpassed that of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt, including the wisdom of Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, who were known for their wisdom. The comparison highlights the exceptional nature of Solomon's God-given wisdom, which was greater than that of the most renowned wise men of his time.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Mahol
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Kings (1 verse)