1 Kings 10:8

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Happy	אַשְׁרֵ֣י 'ash.Rei	H835	happiness · noun, common masculine plural construct
men	אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ 'a.na.Shei.kha	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
happy	אַשְׁרֵ֖י 'ash.Rei	H835	happiness · noun, common masculine plural construct
servants	עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ 'a.va.Dei.kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
stand	הָֽעֹמְדִ֤ים ha.'o.me.Dim	H5975	to stand · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
continually	תָּמִ֔יד ta.Mid	H8548	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
before	לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ le.fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
hear	הַשֹּׁמְעִ֖ים ha.sho.me.'Im	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
wisdom	חָכְמָתֶֽךָ cha.khe.ma.Te.kha	H2451	wisdom (in a good sense) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Proverbs 8:34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Proverbs 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Luke 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts o…
2 Chronicles 9:7-8 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Proverbs 3:13-14 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Luke 10:39-42 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
Luke 11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 10:1-13

We have here an account of the visit which the queen of Sheba made to Solomon, no doubt when he was in the height of his piety and prosperity. Our Saviour calls her the queen of the south, for Sheba lay south of Canaan. The common opinion is that it was in Africa; and the Christians in Ethiopia, to this day, are confident that she came from their country, and that Candace was her successor, who is mentioned Act 8:27. But it is more probable that she came from the south part of Arabia the happy. It should seem she was a queen regent, sovereign of her country. Many a kingdom would have been deprived of its greatest blessings if a Salique law had been admitted into its constitution. Observe, I.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 10:6

It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom--The proofs she obtained of Solomon's wisdom--not from his conversation only, but also from his works; the splendor of his palace; the economy of his kitchen and table; the order of his court; the gradations and gorgeous costume of his servants; above all, the arched viaduct that led from his palace to the temple (Kg2 16:18), and the remains of which have been recently discovered [ROBINSON]--overwhelmed her with astonishment. [See on Ch2 9:4.]

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 10:8

Happy are thy men - All these are very natural expressions from a person in her state of mind.

John Gill on 1 Kings 10:8

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.

Dictionary and topics

Cup — A wine-cup (Gen. 40:11, 21), various forms of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. All Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold (1 Kings 10: 21). The cups mentioned in the New Testament…
Sheba — An oath, seven. (1.) Heb. shebha, the son of Raamah (Gen. 10:7), whose descendants settled with those of Dedan on the Persian Gulf. (2.) Heb. id. A son of Joktan (Gen. 10:28), probably the founder of…
Solomon — Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father…
Kings · Attendants of, stood in their presence — Attendants of, stood in their presence
Queen · Of Sheba, visits — Of Sheba, visits

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 10:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 10:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 10:6

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 10:8

John Gill on 1 Kings 10:8

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1 Kings 10:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 10:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 10:6

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 10:8

John Gill on 1 Kings 10:8

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 10:1-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 10:6-9

Rashi on 1 Kings 10:5