2 Chronicles 9:7
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New International Version (©2011)
How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!

New Living Translation (©2007)
How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!

English Standard Version (©2001)
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.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
How happy are your men. How happy are these servants of yours, who always stand in your presence hearing your wisdom.

International Standard Version (©2012)
How blessed are your staff! And how blessed are your employees, who serve you continually and get to listen to your wisdom!

NET Bible (©2006)
Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
How blessed your men must be! How blessed these servants of yours must be because they are always stationed in front of you and listen to your wisdom!

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.

American King James Version
Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, which stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.

American Standard Version
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Happy are thy men, and happy are thy servants, who stand always before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

Darby Bible Translation
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

World English Bible
Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually 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.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:1-12 This history has been considered, 1Ki 10; yet because our Saviour has proposed it as an example in seeking after him, Mt 12:42, we must not pass it over without observing, that those who know the worth of true wisdom will grudge no pains or cost to obtain it. The queen of Sheba put herself to a great deal of trouble and expense to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and yet, learning from him to serve God, and do her duty, she thought herself well paid for her pains. Heavenly wisdom is that pearl of great price, for which, if we part with all, we make a good bargain.

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The Queen of Sheba
…6However, I believed not their words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me: for you exceed the fame that I heard. 7Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, which stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom. 8Blessed be the LORD your God, which delighted in you to set you on his throne, to be king for the LORD your God: because your God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he you king over them, to do judgment and justice. …

2 Chronicles 9:6 But I did not believe what they said until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half the greatness of your wisdom was told me; you have far exceeded the report I heard.
2 Chronicles 9:8 Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the LORD your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness."