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1 Kings 10:8 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 10 · verse 8
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.1 Kings 10:8 · King James Version
1 Kings 10:8 in context
6And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
7Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
8Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
9Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
10And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- continuallytâmîydproperly, continuanceH8548 →
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- HappyʼesherhappinessH835 →
- standʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
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We have here an account of the visit which the queen of Sheba made to Solomon, no doubt when he was in the height of his piety and prosperity. Our Saviour calls her the queen of the south, for Sheba lay south of Canaan. The common opinion is that it was in Africa;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13