1 Kings 10:6
4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built,
5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
7 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.
8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
- KJV
- And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
- WEB
- She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.
- ASV
- And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.
- DARBY
- And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine affairs, and of thy wisdom;
- BLB
- And she said to the king, “True was the word that I heard in my land about your words and your wisdom.
- ÅB
- Og hun sa til kongen: Så var det da sant det jeg hørte hjemme i mitt land om deg og din visdom.
- OTB
- Da sa hun til kongen, "Beretningen jeg hørte i mitt eget land om dine ord og din visdom var sann.
- B1930
- Og hun sa til kongen: Så var det da sant det jeg hørte hjemme i mitt land om dig og din visdom.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 9:5–6
And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:
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