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1 Kings 10:8

Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

7However I did not believe the words until I came, and my eyes had seen it. And, behold, the half was not told me; thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

9Blessed be LORD thy God, who delighted in thee to set thee on the throne of Israel. Because LORD loved Israel forever, therefore he made thee king, to do justice and righteousness.

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:6And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye to me to return an answer to this people?

Proverbs 3:13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.

Proverbs 10:21The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

Luke 10:39And she was sister to this woman called Mary, who also, having sat at Jesus' feet, was listening to his word.

Luke 11:31The queen of the south will awake in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 10:2-14

Visit of the Queen of Sheba. ( b. c. 990.) 1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord , she came to prove him with hard questions. 2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not. 4 And when the queen… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

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