1 Kings 10:8

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.
• 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!
• New Living Translation (NLT)How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!

Context of 1 Kings 10:8

6She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. 7But 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. How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 9Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.” 10And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

1 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 happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
• Proverbs 3:13Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding,
• Proverbs 8:34Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
• Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
• Proverbs 13:20Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
• Luke 10:39She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.
• Luke 11:28He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 10:8

• Queen
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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