The Queen of Sheba
2 Chronicles 9:5
In 11 translations
- BSB
- She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.Or your achievements
- KJV
- And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:report: Heb. wordacts: or, sayings
- WEB
- She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.
- ASV
- And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.
- LSV
- And she says to the king, “The word [is] true that I heard in my land concerning your matters and concerning your wisdom,
- YLT
- And she saith unto the king, 'True [is] the word that I heard in my land concerning thy matters and concerning thy wisdom,
- DBY
- And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine affairs and of thy wisdom;
- DRC
- And she said to the king: The word is true which I heard in my country of thy virtues and wisdom.
- GNV
- And she saide to the King, It was a true worde which I heard in mine owne lande of thy sayings, and of thy wisedome:
- JPS
- And she said to the king: 'It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.
- LXXE
- And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in my land concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom.
Word by word Hebrew · tap a word
Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֱמֶת֙ הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי בְּאַרְצִ֑י עַל־דְּבָרֶ֖יךָ וְעַל־חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, ἀληθινὸς ὁ λόγος ὃν ἤκουσα ἐν τῇ γῇ μου περὶ τῶν λόγων σου, καὶ περὶ τῆς σοφίας σου.
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Kings 10:6She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
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