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Good News Translation
1 Kings 10:8
How fortunate are your wives! And how fortunate your servants, who are always in your presence and are privileged to hear your wise sayings!
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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, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, [and] who hear your wisdom.
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, [and] who hear your wisdom.
King James Version
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
English Standard Version
Happy are your men! Happy are your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
Happy are your men! Happy are your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
New Century Version
Your men and officers are very lucky, because in always serving you, they are able to hear your wisdom.
Your men and officers 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
"How blessed (fortunate, happy) are your men! How blessed are these your servants who stand continually before you, hearing your wisdom!
"How blessed (fortunate, happy) are your men! How blessed are these your servants who stand continually before you, hearing your wisdom!
New American Standard Bible
"Blessed are your men, and blessed are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
"Blessed are your men, and blessed are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
Geneva Bible (1587)
Happy are the men, happie are these thy seruants, which stande euer before thee, and heare thy wisedome.
Happy are the men, happie are these thy seruants, which stande euer before thee, 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.
Contemporary English Version
Your wives and officials are lucky to be here where they can listen to the wise things you say.
Your wives 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! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!
Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!
Easy-to-Read Version
Your wives and officers are very fortunate, because they serve you and hear your wisdom every day.
Your wives and officers are very fortunate, because they serve you and hear your wisdom every day.
George Lamsa Translation
Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom.
Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom.
Lexham English Bible
Happy are your men and happy are these your servants who stand before you continually hearing your wisdom.
Happy are your men and happy are these your servants who stand before you continually hearing your wisdom.
Literal Translation
Oh the happiness of your men! Oh the happiness of your servants, these who stand before you continually, who hear your wisdom!
Oh the happiness of your men! Oh the happiness of your servants, these who stand before you continually, who hear your wisdom!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Happye are thy people and thy seruauntes, that allwaie stonde before the, and heare thy wy?dome.
Happye are thy people and thy seruauntes, that allwaie stonde before the, and heare thy wy?dome.
American Standard Version
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
Bible in Basic English
Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.
Happy are your wives, happy are 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 whiche stand euer before thee, and heare thy wysdome.
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy seruauntes whiche stand euer before thee, and heare thy wysdome.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
King James Version (1611)
Happie are thy men, happy are these thy seruants, which stand continually before thee, and that heare thy wisedom.
Happie are thy men, happy are these thy seruants, which stand continually before thee, and that heare thy wisedom.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Blessed are thy wives, blessed are these thy servants who stand before thee continually, who hear all thy wisdom.
Blessed are thy wives, blessed are these thy servants who stand before thee continually, who hear all thy wisdom.
English Revised Version
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy 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!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thi men ben blessid, and thi seruauntis ben blessid, these that stonden bifor thee euere, and heren thi wisdom.
Thi men ben blessid, and thi seruauntis ben blessid, these that stonden bifor thee euere, and heren thi wisdom.
Young's Literal Translation
O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!
O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!
Update Bible Version
Happy are your wives, happy are these your slaves, that stand continually before you, [and] that hear your wisdom.
Happy are your wives, happy are these your slaves, that stand continually before you, [and] that hear your wisdom.
Webster's Bible Translation
Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.
Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.
World English Bible
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, [and] who hear your wisdom.
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, [and] who hear your 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
How happy are your men! How happy are these your servants who stand in front of you always and hear your wisdom!
How happy are your men! How happy are these your servants who stand in front of you always and hear your wisdom!
New Revised Standard
Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually attend you and hear your wisdom!
Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually attend you and hear your wisdom!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
How happy, are thy wives, how happy, are these thy servants, - who do stand before thee continually, who hear thy wisdom!
How happy, are thy wives, how happy, are these thy servants, - who do stand before thee continually, who hear thy wisdom!
Douay-Rheims Bible
Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy servants, who stand before thee always, and hear thy wisdom.
Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy servants, who stand before thee always, 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!
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 The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, and she traveled to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions. 2 She brought with her a large group of attendants, as well as camels loaded with spices, jewels, and a large amount of gold. When she and Solomon met, she asked him all the questions that she could think of. 3 He answered them all; there was nothing too difficult for him to explain. 4 The queen of Sheba heard Solomon's wisdom and saw the palace he had built. 5 She saw the food that was served at his table, the living quarters for his officials, the organization of his palace staff and the uniforms they wore, the servants who waited on him at feasts, and the sacrifices he offered in the Temple. It left her breathless and amazed. 6 She said to King Solomon, "What I heard in my own country about you and your wisdom is true! 7 But I couldn't believe it until I had come and seen it all for myself. But I didn't hear even half of it; your wisdom and wealth are much greater than what I was told. 8 How fortunate are your wives! And how fortunate your servants, who are always in your presence and are privileged to hear your wise sayings! 9 Praise the Lord your God! He has shown how pleased he is with you by making you king of Israel. Because his love for Israel is eternal, he has made you their king so that you can maintain law and justice." 10 She presented to King Solomon the gifts she had brought: almost five tons of gold and a very large amount of spices and jewels. The amount of spices she gave him was by far the greatest that he ever received at any time.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
happy are these: 2 Chronicles 9:7, 2 Chronicles 9:8, Proverbs 3:13, Proverbs 3:14, Proverbs 8:34, Proverbs 10:21, Proverbs 13:20, Luke 10:39-42, Luke 11:28, Luke 11:31
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 16:16 - before thee 1 Samuel 16:21 - stood before him Ecclesiastes 12:9 - he still Isaiah 11:4 - But with Daniel 1:5 - stand John 1:38 - where 1 Peter 4:14 - happy
Cross-References
Micah 5:6
By force of arms they will conquer Assyria, the land of Nimrod, and they will save us from the Assyrians when they invade our territory.
By force of arms they will conquer Assyria, the land of Nimrod, and they will save us from the Assyrians when they invade our territory.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Happy are thy men,.... The men of Israel, that had a king over them so wise, so great, so good:
happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom; who were now present, and to whom she pointed, and may respect not his nobles and courtiers only, but his menial servants, who had an opportunity of often hearing the wise sayings which dropped from his lips; and which no doubt were means of greatly improving their knowledge and understanding in things natural and divine.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 10:8. Happy are thy men — All these are very natural expressions from a person in her state of mind.
