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2 Chronicles 9:5

3 When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,

4 the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.

She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.

6 But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.

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

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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.

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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 which I heard in mine own land of thine 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 [is] 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: "Det ryktet jeg hørte i mitt eget land om dine ord og din visdom, var virkelig sant.
B1930
Og hun sa til kongen: Så var det da sant det jeg hørte hjemme i mitt land om dig og din visdom.

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