Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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English Standard Version
2 Chronicles 9:7
Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you 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.
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!
Amplified Bible
"Blessed and fortunate are your people, how blessed and fortunate are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
"Blessed and fortunate are your people, how blessed and fortunate are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
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
1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions, having a very great retinue and camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind. 2 And Solomon answered all her questions. There was nothing hidden from Solomon that he could not explain to her. 3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, 4 the food of his table, the seating of his officials, and the attendance of his servants, and their clothing, his cupbearers, and their clothing, and his burnt offerings that he offered at the house of the Lord , there was no more breath in her. 5 And she said to the king, "The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom, 6 but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the report that I heard. 7 Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 8 Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the Lord your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness." 9 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There were no spices such as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 10 Moreover, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood 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. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Genesis 8:17
Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh—birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—that they may swarm on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth."
Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh—birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—that they may swarm 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 three were the sons of Noah, and from these the people of the whole earth were dispersed.
These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the people of the whole earth were dispersed.
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, “stairs” (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: “Beside that which the king had brought for her;” 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, “stairs” (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: “Beside that which the king had brought for her;” which is in conformity with 1 Kings 10:13.
