Parallel Verses
Youngs 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.
New American Standard Bible
How
King James Version
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Holman Bible
How happy are your men.
International Standard Version
How blessed are your staff! And how blessed are your employees, who serve you continually and get to listen to your wisdom!
A Conservative Version
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
American Standard Version
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Amplified
Blessed and fortunate are your people, how blessed and fortunate are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your 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.
Darby Translation
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom!
Julia Smith Translation
Happy thy men, and happy thy servants, these standing before thee always, and hearing thy wisdom.
King James 2000
Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Blessed [are] your men, and blessed [are] these your servants who stand before you regularly and hear your wisdom!
Modern King James verseion
Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants who stand always before you and hear your wisdom.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants which stand before thee always and hear thy wisdom.
NET Bible
Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!
New Heart English Bible
Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.
The Emphasized Bible
How happy! are thy men, and how happy! are these thy servants, - who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.
Webster
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who 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.
Interlinear
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Tamiyd
References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 9:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon And The Queen Of Sheba
6 and I have given no credence to their words, till that I have come, and mine eyes see, and lo, there hath not been declared to me the half of the abundance of thy wisdom -- thou hast added unto the report that I heard. 7 O the happiness of thy men, and the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom. 8 Let Jehovah thy God be blessed who hath delighted in thee, to put thee on His throne for king for Jehovah thy God; in the love of thy God to Israel, to establish it to the age, He hath put thee over them for king, to do judgment and righteousness.'
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:9
Who is saying of his father and his mother, I have not seen him; And his brethren he hath not discerned, And his sons he hath not known; For they have observed Thy saying, And Thy covenant they keep.
1 Kings 10:8
O the happiness of thy men, O the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, who are hearing thy wisdom!
Psalm 27:4
One thing I asked of Jehovah -- it I seek. My dwelling in the house of Jehovah, All the days of my life, To look on the pleasantness of Jehovah, And to inquire in His temple.
Psalm 84:10-12
For good is a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.
Proverbs 3:3
Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,
Proverbs 3:14
For better is her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase.
Proverbs 8:34
O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
Proverbs 13:20
Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
Luke 10:39-42
and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,
Luke 11:28
And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping it!'