1 Kings 10:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.”
1 Kings 10:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 10:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 10:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“However, I didn’t believe the words until I came and my eyes had seen it. Behold, not even half was told me! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.”
1 Kings 10:7 — World English Bible
1 Kings 10:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me; thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard. ”
1 Kings 10:7 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 10:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I gave no credence to the words till that I have come, and my eyes see, and lo, it was not declared to me--the half; thou hast added wisdom and goodness unto the report that I heard.”
1 Kings 10:7 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 10:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but I gave no credit to the words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half was not told me: in wisdom and prosperity thou exceedest the report that I heard. ”
1 Kings 10:7 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 10:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Howebeit I beleeued not this report till I came, and had seene it with mine eyes: but lo, ye one halfe was not tolde mee: for thou hast more wisedome and prosperitie, then I haue heard by report.”
1 Kings 10:7 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 10:7 in Context — 1 Kings 10
5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
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.
7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
What Does 1 Kings 10:7 Mean?
1 Kings 10:7 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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