8Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy servants, who stand before thee always, and hear thy wisdom.


In Context

5 And the meat of his table, and the apartments of his servants, and the order of his ministers, and their apparel, and the cupbearers, and the holocausts, which he offered in the house of the Lord: she had no longer any spirit in her,

6 And she said to the king: The report is true, which I heard in my own country,

7 Concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom. And I did not believe them that told me, till I came myself, and saw with my own eyes, and have found that the half hath not been told me: thy wisdom and thy works, exceed the fame which I heard.

8 Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy servants, who stand before thee always, and hear thy wisdom.

9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, whom thou hast pleased, and who hath set thee upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord hath loved Israel for ever, and hath appointed thee king, to do judgment and justice.

10 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones: there was brought no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon.

1 Kings 10:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:8How happy your men must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:8Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:8Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:8Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants — these — who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:8Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, which stand continually before you, and that hear your wisdom.