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.
• 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!
• 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 2 Chronicles 9:7

5She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. 6But I did not believe what they said until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half the greatness of your wisdom was told me; 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! 8Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.” 9Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

2 Chronicles 9:7 word by word

אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ וְאַשְׁרֵ֖י עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה הָעֹמְדִ֤ים לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ תָּמִ֔יד וְשֹׁמְעִ֖ים 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
• thee, and hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thy wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 9:7

• Deuteronomy 33:9He said of his father and mother, ‘I have no regard for them.’ He did not recognize his brothers or acknowledge his own children, but he watched over your word and guarded your covenant.
• 1 Kings 10:8How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
• Psalms 27:4One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
• Psalms 84:10Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
• Proverbs 3:3Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
• 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 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

In the dictionaries

• 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