2 Chronicles 9:7

2 Chronicles 9:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and 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 wives! Happy are these 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 2 Chronicles 9:7

5Then she said to the king, “It was a true story that I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. 6But I did not believe their stories until I came and my own eyes saw it all. And behold, not even half of the greatness of your wisdom was reported to me. You have surpassed the report that I heard. How blessed are your men, how blessed are these servants of yours, who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom! 8Blessed be the Lord your God who delighted in you, setting you on His throne as king for the Lord your God; because your God loved Israel, establishing them forever, He made you king over them, to carry out justice and righteousness.” 9Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold and a very great amount of balsam oil and precious stones; there had never been balsam oil like that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

2 Chronicles 9:7 word by word

אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ וְאַשְׁרֵ֖י עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה הָעֹמְדִ֤ים לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ תָּמִ֔יד וְשֹׁמְעִ֖ים אֶת־חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• blessedאֶ֫שֶׁר'esher · blessedH835
• are your menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• are theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of yours, who standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• you continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• and hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• your wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 9:7

• Deuteronomy 33:9Who said of his father and his mother, ‘I did not consider them’; And he did not acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he regard his own sons, For they kept Your word, And complied with Your covenant.
• 1 Kings 10:8Blessed are your men, and blessed are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
• Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to meditate in His temple.
• Psalms 84:10For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live in the tents of wickedness.
• Proverbs 3:3Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.
• Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the person who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts.
• Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.
• Proverbs 13:20One who walks with wise people will be wise, But a companion of fools will suffer harm.
• Luke 10:39And she had a sister called Mary, who was also seated at the Lord’s feet, and was listening to His word.
• Luke 11:28But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-12Verses 1-12 The narrative here is parallel with that in marginal reference, from which it varies but little, and to which it adds nothing. 2 Chronicles 9:11 Terraces - Rather, as in the margin, “stairs” (see the 1 Kings 10:12 note). 2 Chronicles 9:12 Beside that which she had brought unto the king - It is difficult to assign any sense to these words as they now stand in the Hebrew text. A slight alteration will give the meaning: “Beside that which the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-122Ch 9:1-12. The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon; She Admires His Wisdom and Magnificence. 1-4. when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon--(See on 1Ki 10:1-13). It is said that among the things in Jerusalem which drew forth the admiration of Solomon's royal visitor was "his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord." This was the arched viaduct that crossed the valley from Mount Zion to the opposite hill. In the commentary on the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 9:7

• Sheba
• Solomon

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• Prophecy
• Solomon
• Queen
• Queen of Sheba

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9

• 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
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings