2 Chronicles 9:6

However I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold, the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me. You exceed the fame that I heard!

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WEBBE

However I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold half of the greatness of your wisdom wasn’t told me. You exceed the fame that I heard!

BSB

But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.

KJV

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.

ASV

Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

BBE

But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and truly, word was not given me of half your great wisdom; you are much greater than they said.

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וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 הֶאֱמַנְתִּי he·'e·man·ti I believed H539 לְדִבְרֵיהֶם le·div·rei·hem (to) words their H1697 עַד 'ad until H5704 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- that H834 בָּאתִי ba·ti I came H935 וַתִּרְאֶינָה va·tir·'ei·nah and they saw H7200 עֵינַי 'ei·nai eyes my H5869 וְהִנֵּה ve·hi·neh and here H2009 לֹא lo' not H3808 הֻגַּד־ hu·gad- it was told H5046 לִי li to me H9030 חֲצִי cha·tzi [the] half of H2677 מַרְבִּית mar·bit [the] greatness of H4768 חָכְמָתֶךָ cha·khe·ma·te·kha wisdom your H2451 יָסַפְתָּ ya·saf·ta you have added H3254 עַל־ 'al- to H5921 הַשְּׁמוּעָה ha·she·mu·'ah the report H8052 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 שָׁמָעְתִּי sha·ma·'e·ti I heard H8085

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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, she thought herself well paid for her pains. Heavenly wisdom is that pearl of great price, for which, if we part with all, we make a good bargain.

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