So the queen said to the king, “I heard many things in my own country about your wisdom and all the things you have done. And everything is true!
2 Chronicles 9:5 - Easy To Read Version Then she said to King Solomon, “The stories I heard in my country about your great works and your wisdom are true. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition She said to the king, The report which I heard in my own land of your acts and sayings and of your wisdom was true, American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible “The report I heard about your deeds and wisdom when I was still at home is true,” she said to the king. Catholic Public Domain Version And she said to the king: "The word is true, which I had heard in my own land, about your virtues and wisdom. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she add to the king: The word is true which I heard in my country of thy virtues and wisdom. |
So the queen said to the king, “I heard many things in my own country about your wisdom and all the things you have done. And everything is true!
She saw the food on Solomon’s table, and his many important officials. She saw the way his servants worked and the clothes they wore. She saw Solomon’s wine servers and the clothes they wore. She saw the burnt offerings {\cf2\super [146]} Solomon made in the temple {\cf2\super [147]} of the Lord. When the Queen of Sheba saw all these things she was amazed!
I didn’t believe those stories until I came here and saw with my own eyes. Oh, not even half of your great wisdom has been told me! You are greater than the stories I heard!