2 Chronicles 9:7 “How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who…”

2 Chronicles 9:7

How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which 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.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Happie are thy men, and happie are these thy seruants, which stande before thee alway, and heare thy wisedome.

Darby Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

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Cross references

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

Deuteronomy 33:9 1 Kings 10:8 Psalm 27:4 Psalm 84:10–12 Proverbs 3:3 Proverbs 3:14

Deuteronomy 33:9 · BSB

He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.

1 Kings 10:8 · BSB

How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

Psalm 27:4 · BSB

One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.

Psalm 84:10–12 · BSB

For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

Proverbs 3:3 · BSB

Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 3:14 · BSB

for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.

8Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”

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