2 Chronicles 9:7

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

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6but I gave no credit to their words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the report that I heard.

8Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king to Jehovah thy God! Because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore did he make thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:8Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!

Psalms 84:10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Proverbs 3:14For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.

Proverbs 10:21The lips of a righteous [man] feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.

Luke 10:39And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 9:2-13

The Queen of Sheba Visit Solomon. ( b. c. 992.) 1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 2 And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not. 3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon,… Read the whole commentary →

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