She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.
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She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.
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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:
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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.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 9:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 10:6 She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts, and of your wisdom.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, acts.
Or, acts.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 9:5 And she said to the king, [It…
2Ch 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:
Ver. 5. It was a true report.] Praeclare de ipso loquitur. Lipsius conqueritur - an Iustus ipse viderit - desiisse homines non mode laudanda facere, sed laudare. {a} Praise worthy persons are not to be defrauded of their due praises. "If any virtue, if any praise." {Php 4:8}
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{a} Lib. ii. epist. 70.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Virtues. Hebrew, "words," or of what regards thee (Calmet)…
Virtues. Hebrew, "words," or of what regards thee (Calmet) and thy exploits. (Tirinus)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. of thine acts] Lit. of thy matters; the…
5. of thine acts] Lit. of thy matters; the reference is quite general.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) Of thine acts.—Literally, words. LXX., περὶ τῶν λόγων…
(5) Of thine acts.—Literally, words. LXX., περὶ τῶν λόγων σου. We might render matters, affairs.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 I heard in my own land
I heard in my own land
"I heard while I was in my own land"
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your words and your wisdom
Here the word "wisdom" can describe the word "words." AT: "your wise words" (See: Hendiadys)
now my eyes have seen it
The phrase "my eyes" emphasizes that she herself saw it. AT: "now I have seen it for myself" (See: Synecdoche)
Not half was told me about your wisdom and wealth
This can be stated it active form. AT: "They did not tell me about even half of your wisdom and wealth" or "You are much more wise and wealthy than what they told me" (See: Active or Passive)
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true
report
word
believe
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