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1 Kings 10:6

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.

KJV

Dixitque ad regem : Verus est sermo quem audivi in terra mea

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Σαλωμών Ἀληθινὸς ὁ λόγος ὃν ἤκουσα ἐν τῇ γῇ μου

LXX

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.

ASV

וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ אֱמֶת֙ הָיָ֣ה הַ/דָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי בְּ/אַרְצִ֑/י עַל דְּבָרֶ֖י/ךָ וְ/עַל חָכְמָתֶֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱמֶֽת
'mt
noun · 127×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
חָכְמָ֑ה
chkmh
noun · 148×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 9:5 — And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:
  • Deut 4:6 — Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understandi