2 Chronicles 9:6

I believed not to [the] tellers, till I myself had come, and mine eyes had seen, and I had proved that scarcely the half of thy wisdom was told to me; thou hast overcome, or (sur) passed, the fame by thy virtues, (or thou hast even surpassed the reports that I heard).

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5And she said to the king, The word is true, which I heard in my land, of thy virtues (or of thy works, or thy deeds), and [of thy] wisdom;

7Blessed be thy men, and blessed be thy servants, these that stand before thee in all time (or these who always stand in thy presence), and hear thy wisdom.

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Cross References

1 Kings 4:34And they came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of [the] earth, that heard his wisdom (or who heard of his wisdom).

2 Chronicles 9:5And she said to the king, The word is true, which I heard in my land, of thy virtues (or of thy works, or thy deeds), and [of thy] wisdom;

Song of Solomon 5:9A! thou fairest of women, of what manner condition is thy darling of the beloved? of what manner condition is thy darling of a darling? for thou hast so besought us by an holy thing. (O thou most beautiful of women! of what manner condition is thy darling more than any other beloved? of what manner condition is thy darling more than any other darling? for thou hast so besought us by such a holy thing.)

John 20:25Therefore the other disciples said, We have seen the Lord. And he said to them, [No] But I see in his hands the printing of the nails, (or And he said to them, Unless I see the scarring, or the marks, from the nails in his hands), and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put mine hand into his side, I shall not believe (it).

1 John 3:2Most dear brethren (or Most dear brothers), now we be the sons of God, and yet it appeared not, what we shall be. We know, that when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

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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