Verse 8
1 Kings 10:8
World English Bible, British Edition
8
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants who stand continually
before you, who hear your wisdom.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔י/ךָ אַשְׁרֵ֖י עֲבָדֶ֣י/ךָ אֵ֑לֶּה הָֽ/עֹמְדִ֤ים לְ/פָנֶ֨י/ךָ֙ תָּמִ֔יד הַ/שֹּׁמְעִ֖ים אֶת חָכְמָתֶֽ/ךָ
English Translation
Blessed are the men, blessed are your servants, who stand before you always, hearing your wisdom.
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Chapter 10 Context
1
When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the LORD’s
name, she came to test hi...
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2
She came to Jerusalem with a very great caravan, with camels that bore
spices, very much gold, and p...
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3
Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from
the king which he didn’t tell...
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4
When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house
that he had built,
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5
the food of his table, the sitting of his servants, the attendance of
his officials, their clothing,...
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6
She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land
of your acts and of your wis...
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7
However, I didn’t believe the words until I came and my eyes had seen
it. Behold, not even half was...
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8
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants who stand continually
before you, who hear your wi...
9
Blessed is the LORD your God (Elohim), who delighted in you, to set you on the
throne of Israel. Bec...
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10
She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very
great quantity of spices, and p...
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11
The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought
in from Ophir great quantities of almug...
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12
The king made of the almug trees pillars for the LORD’s house and for
the king’s house, harps also a...
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13
King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever
she asked, in addition to that whic...
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14
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was
six hundred and sixty-six talents of gol...
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15
in addition to that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the
merchants, and of all the king...
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16
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred
shekels of gold went to one buckl...
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17
He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield; and the king
p...
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18
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with
the finest gold.
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19
There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round
behind; and there were armre...
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20
Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six
steps. Nothing like it was made...
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21
All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels
of the House of the Forest of...
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22
For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet.
Once every three years the...
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23
So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches
and in wisdom.
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24
All the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom which
God (Elohim) had put in his he...
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25
Year after year, every man brought his tribute, vessels of silver,
vessels of gold, clothing, armour...
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26
Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had one
thousand and four hundred chariots and t...
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27
The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedars as
common as the sycamore trees th...
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28
The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. The king’s
merchants received them in droves...
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29
A chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and...
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