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1 Kings 10:8
8Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!
1 Kings 10:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
- New International Version (NIV)How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Happy are your men! Happy are your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
Context of 1 Kings 10:8
6And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine affairs, and of thy wisdom; 7but I gave no credit to the words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half was not told me: in wisdom and prosperity thou exceedest the report that I heard. Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom! 9Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel for ever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice. 10And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as those which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
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אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ אַשְׁרֵ֖י עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה הָֽעֹמְדִ֤ים לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ תָּמִ֔יד הַשֹּׁמְעִ֖ים אֶת־חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:8
- 2 Chronicles 9:7Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom!
- Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
- Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
- Proverbs 10:21The lips of a righteous [man] feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
- Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
- Luke 10:39And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.
- Luke 11:28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep [it].
Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Happy are thy men - All these are very natural expressions from a person in her state of mind.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-9The queen's testimony showed her amazement. Everything she heard was true, and seeing it herself, she realized Solomon's achievements were even greater. She understood that the Lord supported Solomon and that Solomon should use his God-given wisdom to lead with fairness and justice.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131Ki 10:1-13. The Queen of Sheba Admires the Wisdom of Solomon. 1. the queen of Sheba--Some think her country was the Sabean kingdom of Yemen, of which the capital was Saba, in Arabia-Felix; others, that it was in African Ethiopia, that is, Abyssinia, towards the south of the Red Sea. The opinions preponderate in favor of the former. This view harmonizes with the language of our Lord, as Yemen means "South"; and this country, extending to the shores of the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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