1 Kings 10:9

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⁷ But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.

⁸ How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

¹⁰ Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

¹¹ (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
KJV: Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
WEB: Blessed is the LORD your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”
ASV: Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because Jehovah loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do justice and righteousness.
DARBY: Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel for ever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice.
BLB: YHWH your God be blessed, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel, because YHWH has loved Israel forever, and He has appointed you king to do justice and righteousness.”

ÅB: Lovet være Herren din Gud, som hadde velbehag i deg, så han satte deg på Israels trone! Fordi Herren elsker Israel til evig tid, satte han deg til konge for å håndheve rett og rettferdighet.
OTB: Velsignet være Herren din Gud, som gledet seg over deg for å sette deg på Israels trone! Fordi Herren elsket Israel for alltid, gjorde han deg til konge, for å gjøre rett og rettferdighet."
B1930: Lovet være Herren din Gud, som hadde velbehag i dig, så han satte dig på Israels trone! Fordi Herren elsker Israel til evig tid, satte han dig til konge for å håndheve rett og rettferdighet.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 72:2
May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
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1 Kings 5:7
When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
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2 Samuel 8:15
Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
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Jeremiah 23:5–6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
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2 Chronicles 2:11
Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”
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Isaiah 42:1
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
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Psalms 18:19
He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
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2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
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