Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.
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Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom.
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Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
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Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Cross-references (11)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 9:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 33:9 He said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’ He didn’t acknowledge his brothers, nor did he know his own children; for they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.
- 1 Kings 10:8 Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.
- Psalms 27:4 One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.
- Psalms 84:10-12 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly. Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
- Proverbs 3:3 Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
- Proverbs 3:14 For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.
- Proverbs 8:34 Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.
- Proverbs 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
- Proverbs 13:20 One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
- Luke 10:39-42 She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.” Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
- Luke 11:28 But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 9:7 Happy [are] thy men, and happy [are]…
2Ch 9:7 Happy [are] thy men, and happy [are] these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Ver. 7. Which stand continually before thee.] Those that saw Christ in the flesh had therein a happiness; {Mat 13:17} how much more such as see him in heaven! See on 1Ki 10:8.
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.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) And happy . . . and hear.—The conjunctions…
(7) And happy . . . and hear.—The conjunctions weaken the rhetorical effect of the verse, and are not read in Kings.
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 How blessed are your people
How blessed are your people
This is an exclamation that shows her amazement. AT: "Your people are greatly blessed" (See: Exclamations)
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how blessed are your servants who constantly stand before you
This is an exclamation that shows her amazement. AT: "your servants who constantly stand before you are greatly blessed" (See: Exclamations)
they hear your wisdom
Hear "wisdom" represents the wise things that he says. AT: "they hear the wise things that you say" (See: Metonymy)
who has taken pleasure in you, who placed you on his throne
These phrases tell why people should praise Yahweh. AT: "because he has taken pleasure in you and placed you on his throne" (See: Distinguishing versus Informing or Reminding)
who has taken pleasure in you
"who is pleased with you"
who placed you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God
The idea of being on Yahweh's throne represents having the authority to rule as Yahweh does. Being king "for Yahweh" means to represent Yahweh as king. AT: "who gave you authority to rule as he does, to represent Yahweh your God as king" (See: Metonymy)
in order to establish them forever
Possible meanings are 1) "establish" represents helping them in general. AT: "in order to help them forever" or 2) "establish" represents making them strong as a nation. AT: "in order to make them a nation forever" (See: Metaphor)
for you to do justice and righteousness
The abstract nouns "justice" and "righteousness" can be expressed with the words "fairly" and "righteously." AT: "for you to rule fairly and righteously" or "for you to do what is just and right" (See: Abstract Nouns)
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bless
people group
Yahweh
God
throne
king
Israel
eternity
just
righteous
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