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


In Context

5 And the provisions of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cup-bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in my own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

7 Howbeit, I believed not the words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it: and behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

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

9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore he made 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 quantity, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:8Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy servants, who stand before thee always, and 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 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.