We are told to take the Flood as a literal, global event by YECs partly because

the Bible claims in Genesis 7:19: "And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon
the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were
covered," and partly because Christ apparently confirms the Flood.

We are told that 'everywhere under the heavens' cannot be anything but
literal.

Which of the following are we supposed to 'interpret' as literal, and how can
we know the difference?

"All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his
wisdom." - 2 Chronicles 9:23

Were Aztec, Australian, Western American Indian and Australian rulers

paddling to the Holy Land? How did they hear of Solomon in the first place?

"The devil took him up into an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him
all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them." - Matthew 4:8

Could Christ see both Britain and Japan from the same mountain simply by
turning around?

"A decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census be taken of all the
inhabited earth." - Luke 2:1

This tells us that Aborigine and Inuit people were heading to their places of
birth to be counted by the Romans- a people who didn't even know of the
existence of said groups and their lands.

Is this the case?

"And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation
under heaven." - Acts 2:5

Including, say, Sioux Indians and Korean farmers?

"The famine was over all the face of the earth... And all countries came unto
Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was so sore in all lands."

- Genesis 41:56-57

All countries? Again, were the Japanese and Australian natives paddling to
the Holy Land to buy grain?

"The Queen of the South [the Queen of Sheba] came from the uttermost
parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon." - Matthew 12:42

The Queen's residence could not have been more than 1,400 miles from
Jerusalem. It's a small world, apparently.

Again, which of these are we supposed to take literally? If not, why not?

If God had truly inspired the Bible, then He would have given its human
authors a few divine pointers in geography in order to show them how big the
Earth *really* is.

Instead, the Bible contains the same exaggerated speech, boastful lies and
holy hyperbole that any other Scripture does.

If the Bible isn't speaking the absolute truth when it describes 'all the Earth'
in its various forms, how can anyone be expected to accept the truth in the
statement "everywhere under the heavens," in Genesis 7:19?

Could it just be another form of the exaggeration and boastful speaking (read
'blatant lies') which we see above?