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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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2 Chronicles 9:7
"Blessed and fortunate are your people, how blessed and fortunate are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
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Christian Standard Bible®
How happy are your men. How happy are these servants of yours, who always stand in your presence hearing your wisdom.
How happy are your men. How happy are these servants of yours, who always stand in your presence hearing your wisdom.
Hebrew Names Version
Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.
Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.
King James Version
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
English Standard Version
Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
New Century Version
Your people and officials are very lucky, because in always serving you, they are able to hear your wisdom.
Your people and officials are very lucky, because in always serving you, they are able to hear your wisdom.
New English Translation
Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!
Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!
New American Standard Bible
"How blessed are your men, how blessed are these servants of yours, who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
"How blessed are your men, how blessed are these servants of yours, who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
World English Bible
Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.
Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Happie are thy men, and happie are these thy seruants, which stande before thee alway, and heare thy wisedome.
Happie are thy men, and happie are these thy seruants, which stande before thee alway, and heare thy wisedome.
Legacy Standard Bible
How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.
How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.
Berean Standard Bible
How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
Contemporary English Version
Your people and officials are lucky to be here where they can listen to the wise things you say.
Your people and officials are lucky to be here where they can listen to the wise things you say.
Complete Jewish Bible
How happy your people must be, how happy these servants of yours who are always here attending you and get to hear your wisdom!
How happy your people must be, how happy these servants of yours who are always here attending you and get to hear your wisdom!
Darby Translation
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom!
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom!
Easy-to-Read Version
Your wives and officers are very fortunate! They can serve you and hear your wisdom every day.
Your wives and officers are very fortunate! They can serve you and hear your wisdom every day.
George Lamsa Translation
Happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom.
Happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom.
Good News Translation
How fortunate are those who serve you, who are always in your presence and are privileged to hear your wise sayings!
How fortunate are those who serve you, who are always in your presence and are privileged to hear your wise sayings!
Lexham English Bible
Blessed are your men, and blessed are these your servants who stand before you regularly and hear your wisdom!
Blessed are your men, and blessed are these your servants who stand before you regularly and hear your wisdom!
Literal Translation
Oh the happiness of your men, and the happiness of your servants, these who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
Oh the happiness of your men, and the happiness of your servants, these who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Happye are thy men, and happie are these thy seruauntes, yt allwaye stonde before the, and heare thy wy?dome.
Happye are thy men, and happie are these thy seruauntes, yt allwaye stonde before the, and heare thy wy?dome.
American Standard Version
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Bible in Basic English
Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.
Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy seruauntes which stand before thee alway, and heare thy wysdome.
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy seruauntes which stand before thee alway, and heare thy wysdome.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
King James Version (1611)
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy seruants, which stand continually before thee, and heare thy wisedome.
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy seruants, which stand continually before thee, and heare thy wisedome.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Blessed are thy men, blessed are these thy servants, who stand before thee continually, and hear thy wisdom.
Blessed are thy men, blessed are these thy servants, who stand before thee continually, and hear thy wisdom.
English Revised Version
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Blessid ben thi men, and blessid ben thi seruauntis, these that stonden bifor thee in al tyme, and heren thi wisdom.
Blessid ben thi men, and blessid ben thi seruauntis, these that stonden bifor thee in al tyme, and heren thi wisdom.
Update Bible Version
Happy are your men, and happy are these your slaves, that stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.
Happy are your men, and happy are these your slaves, that stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.
Webster's Bible Translation
Happy [are] thy men, and happy [are] these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Happy [are] thy men, and happy [are] these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
New King James Version
Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
New Living Translation
How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!
How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!
New Life Bible
Happy are your men! Happy are your servants who stand in front of you all the time hearing your wisdom!
Happy are your men! Happy are your servants who stand in front of you all the time hearing your wisdom!
New Revised Standard
Happy are your people! Happy are these your servants, who continually attend you and hear your wisdom!
Happy are your people! Happy are these your servants, who continually attend you and hear your wisdom!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
How happy! are thy men, and how happy! are these thy servants, - who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.
How happy! are thy men, and how happy! are these thy servants, - who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Happy are thy men, and happy are thy servants, who stand always before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Happy are thy men, and happy are thy servants, who stand always before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Revised Standard Version
Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
Young's Literal Translation
`O the happiness of thy men, and the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.
`O the happiness of thy men, and the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.
"How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom.
Contextual Overview
1When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with riddles. She was accompanied by a very large number of attendants, with camels bearing spices (balsam oil) and a large amount of gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was on her mind. 2Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from him which he did not make clear to her. 3So when the queen of Sheba saw the [depth of] Solomon's wisdom, and the house which he had built, 4and the food of his table, the [vast] seating order of his officials, the attendance and service of his ministers and their attire, his cupbearers and their attire, and his stairway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, she was breathless. 5She said to the king, "The report which I heard in my own land regarding your [accomplishments and your] words and your wisdom was true, 6but I did not believe the reports until I came and saw it with my own eyes. Behold, the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told to me; you have surpassed the report that I heard. 7"Blessed and fortunate are your people, how blessed and fortunate are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!8"Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on His throne as king for the LORD your God; because your God loved Israel, establishing them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness." 9Then she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, a very large amount of spices (balsam oil) and precious stones; there was no such spice [anywhere] like that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 10The servants of Huram and those of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought almug trees and precious stones.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deuteronomy 33:9, 1 Kings 10:8, Psalms 27:4, Psalms 84:10-12, Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 3:14, Proverbs 8:34, Proverbs 10:21, Proverbs 13:20, Luke 10:39-42, Luke 11:28
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 5:7 - Blessed 2 Chronicles 9:23 - sought Daniel 1:5 - stand
Cross-References
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth."
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth."
Genesis 8:17
"Bring out with you every living thing from all flesh—birds and animals and every crawling thing that crawls on the earth—that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth."
"Bring out with you every living thing from all flesh—birds and animals and every crawling thing that crawls on the earth—that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth."
Genesis 9:1
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.
Genesis 9:19
These are the three sons of Noah, and from these [men] the whole earth was populated and scattered with inhabitants.
These are the three sons of Noah, and from these [men] the whole earth was populated and scattered with inhabitants.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The narrative here is parallel with that in marginal reference, from which it varies but little, and to which it adds nothing.
2 Chronicles 9:11
Terraces - Rather, as in the margin, âstairsâ (see the 1 Kings 10:12 note).
2 Chronicles 9:12
Beside that which she had brought unto the king - It is difficult to assign any sense to these words as they now stand in the Hebrew text. A slight alteration will give the meaning: âBeside that which the king had brought for her;â which is in conformity with 1 Kings 10:13.
The narrative here is parallel with that in marginal reference, from which it varies but little, and to which it adds nothing.
2 Chronicles 9:11
Terraces - Rather, as in the margin, âstairsâ (see the 1 Kings 10:12 note).
2 Chronicles 9:12
Beside that which she had brought unto the king - It is difficult to assign any sense to these words as they now stand in the Hebrew text. A slight alteration will give the meaning: âBeside that which the king had brought for her;â which is in conformity with 1 Kings 10:13.
