God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 10:8
8How blessed your men must be! How blessed these servants of yours must be because they are always stationed in front of you, listening to your 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
6She told the king, “What I heard in my country about your words and your wisdom is true! 7But I didn’t believe the reports until I came and saw it with my own eyes. I wasn’t even told half of it. Your wisdom and wealth surpass the stories I’ve heard. How blessed your men must be! How blessed these servants of yours must be because they are always stationed in front of you, listening to your wisdom! 9Thank the Lord your God, who is pleased with you. He has put you on the throne of Israel. Because of your God’s eternal love for the people of Israel, he has made you king so that you would maintain justice and righteousness.” 10She gave the king 9,000 pounds of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such a large quantity of spices brought ⌞into Israel⌟ as those that the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.
Read all of 1 Kings 101 Kings 10:8 word by word
אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ אַשְׁרֵ֖י עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה הָֽעֹמְדִ֤ים לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ תָּמִ֔יד הַשֹּׁמְעִ֖ים אֶת־חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Happyאֶ֫שֶׁר'esher · blessedH835
- thy menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- these thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- which standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- that hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- thy wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:8
- 2 Chronicles 9:7How blessed your men must be! How blessed these servants of yours must be because they are always stationed in front of you and listen to your wisdom!
- Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.
- Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the person who listens to me, watches at my door day after day, and waits by my doorposts.
- Proverbs 10:21The lips of a righteous person feed many, but stubborn fools die because they have no sense.
- Proverbs 13:20Whoever walks with wise people will be wise, but whoever associates with fools will suffer.
- Luke 10:39She had a sister named Mary. Mary sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to him talk.
- Luke 11:28Jesus replied, “Rather, how blessed are those who hear and obey God’s word.”
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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