Verse 8

1 Kings 10:8

Young's Literal Translation

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!
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 And the queen of Sheba is hearing of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, and cometh... Focus ↗
2 and she cometh to Jerusalem, with a very great company, camels bearing spices, and very much gold, a... Focus ↗
3 And Solomon declareth to her all her matters -- there hath not been a thing hid from the king that h... Focus ↗
4 And the queen of Sheba seeth all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he built, Focus ↗
5 and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the standing of his ministers, and t... Focus ↗
6 And she saith unto the king, 'True hath been the word that I heard in my land, concerning thy matter... Focus ↗
7 and I gave no credence to the words till that I have come, and my eyes see, and lo, it was not decla... Focus ↗
8 O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee...
9 Jehovah thy God (Elohim) is blessed who delighted in thee, to put thee on the throne of Israel; in J... Focus ↗
10 And she giveth to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices very many, and precious... Focus ↗
11 And also, the navy of Hiram that bore gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir almug-trees very many,... Focus ↗
12 and the king maketh the almug-trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the kin... Focus ↗
13 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which he... Focus ↗
14 And the weight of the gold that hath come to Solomon in one year is six hundred sixty and six talent... Focus ↗
15 apart from [that of] the tourists, and of the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of Arab... Focus ↗
16 And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold -- six hundred of gold go up on the one... Focus ↗
17 and three hundred shields of alloyed gold -- three pounds of gold go up on the one shield; and the k... Focus ↗
18 And the king maketh a great throne of ivory, and overlayeth it with refined gold; Focus ↗
19 six steps hath the throne, and a round top [is] to the throne behind it, and hands [are] on this [si... Focus ↗
20 and twelve lions are standing there on the six steps, on this [side] and on that; it hath not been m... Focus ↗
21 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon [are] of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the... Focus ↗
22 for a navy of Tarshish hath the king at sea with a navy of Hiram; once in three years cometh the nav... Focus ↗
23 And king Solomon is greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom, Focus ↗
24 and all the earth is seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom that God (Elohim) hath put... Focus ↗
25 and they are bringing each his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and ar... Focus ↗
26 And Solomon gathereth chariots, and horsemen, and he hath a thousand and four hundred chariots, and... Focus ↗
27 And the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he hath made as the sycamores... Focus ↗
28 And the outgoing of the horses that king Solomon hath [is] from Egypt, and from Keveh; merchants of... Focus ↗
29 and a chariot cometh up and cometh out of Egypt for six hundred silverlings, and a horse for fifty a... Focus ↗