1 Kings 10:6 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And she said to the king, "The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom,

NIV: She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true.

NASB: Then she said to the king, 'It was a true story that I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.

CSB: She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your words and about your wisdom is true.

NLT: She exclaimed to the king, 'Everything I heard in my country about your achievements and wisdom is true!

KJV: 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.

NKJV: Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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