2 Chronicles 9:6 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁶ Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ But I did not believe their words until I came and my eyes had seen it. Behold, the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me; you surpass the fame that I heard of you.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

Common English Bible

⁶ “I didn’t believe it until I came and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, the half of it wasn’t told to me! You have far more than I was told.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ I did not believe those who described it, until I had arrived and my eyes had seen, and I had proven that not even half of your wisdom had been described to me. You have exceeded your fame with your virtue.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ I did not believe them that told it, until I came, and my eyes had seen, and I had proved that scarce one half of thy wisdom had been told me. Thou hast exceeded the same with thy virtues.

2 Chronicles 9:6 Cross References

1 Kings 10:7

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

1 Kings 4:31

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.

1 Kings 4:34

And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

2 Chronicles 9:5

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.

2 Chronicles 9:7

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

Psalm 31:19

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that put their trust in thee, before the sons of men!

Zechariah 9:17

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maids.

1 Corinthians 2:9

but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And which entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

1 John 3:2

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.