1 Kings 10:8
O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants — these — who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!
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1 Kings 12:6And king Rehoboam consulteth with the elders who have been standing in the presence of Solomon his father, in his being alive, saying, 'How are ye counselling to answer this people?'
Proverbs 3:13O the happiness of a man [who] hath found wisdom, And of a man [who] bringeth forth understanding.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
Luke 10:39and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,
Luke 11:31'A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, greater than Solomon 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 →