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All the earth
This is a generalization. Alternate translation: "People from everywhere" or "People from many different places" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)
sought the presence of Solomon
The presence of the person is a metonym for being able to speak and listen to the person. Alternate translation: "sought an audience with Solomon" or "wanted 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 is spoken of as if it were a container. The abstract noun "wisdom" is spoken of as if it were an object that could be put in a container and can be translated as an adjective. It can be a metonym for either the person or the words the person speaks. Alternate translation: "to hear his wisdom, which God had given him" or "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)