2 Chronicles 9:8

Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God; because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever. Therefore made he you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

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WEBBE

Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you and set you on his throne to be king for the LORD your God, because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever. Therefore he made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

BSB

Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”

KJV

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

ASV

Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king for Jehovah thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.

BBE

Praise be to the Lord your God whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of his kingdom to be king for the Lord your God: because, in his love for Israel, it was the purpose of your God to make them strong for ever, he made you king over them, to be their judge in righteousness.

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יְהִי ye·hi may he be H1961 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 בָּרוּךְ ba·rukh blessed H1288 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 חָפֵץ cha·fetz he has delighted H2654 בְּךָ be·kha in you H9031 לְתִתְּךָ le·ti·te·kha to put you H5414 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 כִּסְאוֹ kis·'o throne his H3678 לְמֶלֶךְ le·me·lekh to king H4428 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh for Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 בְּאַהֲבַת be·'a·ha·vat because loves H157 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 לְהַעֲמִידוֹ le·ha·'a·mi·do to make stand it H5975 לְעוֹלָם le·'o·lam for ever H5769 וַיִּתֶּנְךָ vai·yi·ten·kha and he has appointed you H5414 עֲלֵיהֶם 'a·lei·hem over them H5921 לְמֶלֶךְ le·me·lekh to king H4428 לַעֲשׂוֹת la·'a·sot to do H6213 מִשְׁפָּט mish·pat justice H4941 וּצְדָקָה u·tze·da·kah and righteousness H6666

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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