1 Kings 10:8 Meaning and Explanation
“Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The queen calls Solomon's servants blessed because they stand near him and hear his wisdom daily.
What Does 1 Kings 10:8 Mean?
She turns to those who serve in his presence and pronounces them happy, blessed, for they stand continually before him and hear his wisdom. What she has tasted briefly, they enjoy every day. To live near such wisdom, to drink it in as a constant portion, seems to her a great good.
Her blessing reaches forward to a greater nearness. If proximity to Solomon's wisdom was happiness, how much more to abide with the One in whom wisdom itself dwells. To stand continually before the Lord and hear His word is the joy that the queen could only glimpse and that His servants are invited to share.
1 Kings 10:8 in the Original Language
ashre (אַשְׁרֵי), 'happy' -- the deep blessedness of one rightly positioned before God or true wisdom.
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What does 1 Kings 10:8 mean?
The queen calls Solomon's servants blessed because they stand near him and hear his wisdom daily.