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2 Chronicles 9:5

3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

4 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

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:

6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

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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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