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


In Context

5 and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their clothing, and his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Yahweh; there was no more spirit in her.

6 She said to the king, |It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts, and of your wisdom.

7 However I didn't believe the words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it. Behold, the half was not told me! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

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

9 Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore made he you king, to do justice and righteousness.|

10 She gave the king one hundred 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.

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 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 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.