1 Kings 10:7

1 Kings 10:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
• New International Version (NIV)But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I heard.
• New King James Version (NKJV)However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard.

Context of 1 Kings 10:7

5the food in his banquet hall, his servants and attendants, their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the Lord’s temple, she was amazed. 6She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true! I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story! Your wisdom and wealth surpass what was reported to me. 8Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy! 9May the Lord your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.”

1 Kings 10:7 word by word

וְלֹֽא־הֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּי לַדְּבָרִ֗ים עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֙אתִי֙ וַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָה עֵינַ֔י וְהִנֵּ֥ה לֹֽא־הֻגַּד־לִ֖י הַחֵ֑צִי הוֹסַ֤פְתָּ חָכְמָה֙ וָט֔וֹב אֶל־הַשְּׁמוּעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howbeit I believedאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• not the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• until I cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• had seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and, behold, the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• was not toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• me: thy wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• and prosperityטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• exceedethיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• the fameשְׁמוּעָהshemû‛âh · tidingsH8052
• which I heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:7

• Isaiah 64:4Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.
• Zechariah 9:17How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women.
• Mark 16:11And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
• John 20:25The other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!”
• 1 Corinthians 2:9But just as it is written, “Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him.”
• 1 John 3:2Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:7

• 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 10:7

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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