2 Chronicles 9:5
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:
2 Chronicles 9:5 in other translations
| BSB | She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | And she saith unto the king, ‘True is the word that I heard in my land concerning thy matters and concerning thy wisdom, |
| DARBY | 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; |
| BBE | And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true. |
| Webster | And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in my own land of thy acts, and of thy wisdom: |
What does 2 Chronicles 9:5 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:1-12
This history has been considered, 1Ki 10; yet because our Saviour has proposed it as an example in seeking after him, Mt 12:42, we must not pass it over without observing, that those who know the worth of true wisdom will grudge no pains or cost to obtain it. The queen of Sheba put herself to a great deal of trouble and expense to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and yet, learning from him to serve God, and do her duty…
2 Chronicles 9:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 9:5
- 1 Kings 10:6
And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
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1Ki 10:6
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 9:4
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
- 2 Chronicles 9:5
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:
- 2 Chronicles 9:6
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.
2 Chronicles 9:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo al rey: Verdad es lo que había oído en mi tierra de tus cosas y de tu sabiduría; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et elle dit au roi: Ce que j’ai entendu dire dans mon pays sur tout ton état et sur ta sagesse était la vérité; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und sprach zu dem König: Das Wort ist Wahrheit gewesen, das ich in meinem Lande über deine Sachen und über deine Weisheit gehört habe; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque ad regem: Verus est sermo quem audieram in terra mea de virtutibus et sapientia tua. |