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Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Wycliffe Bible
2 Chronicles 9:7
Blessid ben thi men, and blessid ben thi seruauntis, these that stonden bifor thee in al tyme, and heren thi 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!
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.
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 Also the queen of Saba, whanne sche hadde herd the fame of Salomon, cam to tempte hym in derk figuris `in to Jerusalem, with grete ritchessis, and camels, that baren swete smellynge spices, and ful myche of gold, and preciouse iemmes, `ether peerlis. And whanne sche was comun to Salomon, sche spak to hym what euer thingis weren in hir herte. 2 And Salomon expownede to hir alle thingis whiche sche hadde put forth, and no thing was, which he made not opyn to hir. 3 And aftir that sche siy these thingis, that is, the wisdom of Salomon, and the hows which he hadde bildid, 4 also and the metis of his boord, and the dwellyng places of seruauntis, and the offices of hise mynystris, and the clothis of hem, and the boteleris, and her clothis, and the sacrifices whiche he offride in the hows of the Lord, spirit was no more in hir for wondryng. 5 And sche seide to the kyng, The word `is trewe, which Y herde in my lond, of thi vertues and wisdom; 6 Y bileuyde not to telleris, til Y my silf hadde come, and myn yyen hadden seyn, and Y hadde preued that vnnethis the half of thi wisdom was teld to me; thou hast ouercome the fame bi thi vertues. 7 Blessid ben thi men, and blessid ben thi seruauntis, these that stonden bifor thee in al tyme, and heren thi wisdom. 8 Blessid be `thi Lord God, that wolde ordeyne thee on his trone kyng of the puple of `thi Lord God; treuli for God loueth Israel, and wole saue hym with outen ende, therfor he hath set thee kyng on hym, that thou do domes and riytfulnesse. 9 Forsothe sche yaf to the kyng sixe scoore talentis of gold, and ful many swete smellynge spices, and moost preciouse iemmes; ther weren not siche swete smellynge spices, as these whiche the queen of Saba yaf `to kyng Salomon. 10 But also the seruauntis of Iram with the seruauntis of Salomon brouyten gold fro Ophir, and trees of thyne, and most preciouse iemmes; of whiche,
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 blesside hem, and seide, Encreesse ye, and be ye multiplied, and fille ye the erthe, and make ye it suget, and be ye lordis to fischis of the see, and to volatilis of heuene, and to alle lyuynge beestis that ben moued on erthe.
And God blesside hem, and seide, Encreesse ye, and be ye multiplied, and fille ye the erthe, and make ye it suget, and be ye lordis to fischis of the see, and to volatilis of heuene, and to alle lyuynge beestis that ben moued on erthe.
Genesis 8:17
and lede out with thee alle lyuynge beestis that ben at thee of ech fleisch, as wel in volatilis as in vnresonable beestis, and alle `reptils that crepen on erthe; and entre ye on the erthe, encreesse ye, and be ye multiplied on erthe.
and lede out with thee alle lyuynge beestis that ben at thee of ech fleisch, as wel in volatilis as in vnresonable beestis, and alle `reptils that crepen on erthe; and entre ye on the erthe, encreesse ye, and be ye multiplied on erthe.
Genesis 9:1
And God blisside Noe and hise sones, and seide to hem, Encreesse ye, and be ye multiplied, and fille ye the erthe;
And God blisside Noe and hise sones, and seide to hem, Encreesse ye, and be ye multiplied, and fille ye the erthe;
Genesis 9:19
These thre weren the sones of Noe, and al the kynde of men was sowun of hem on al erthe.
These thre weren the sones of Noe, and al the kynde of men was sowun of hem on al erthe.
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.
