Then she said to the king, “It was a true story that I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.
Parallel translations
- WEB She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts, and of your wisdom.
- 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.
- BSB She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
- 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.
- NLT She exclaimed to the king, “Everything I heard in my country about your achievements and wisdom is true!
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Quick answer
The queen confessed that the reports she had heard about Solomon's deeds and wisdom were true. It marks her honest acknowledgment of reality exceeding rumor.
Overview
Having tested Solomon personally, she admits the account that reached her own land was no exaggeration. Her testimony is that of an outside, even skeptical, witness now convinced. This honest confession from a foreign queen magnifies the genuineness of God's gift to Solomon and models how firsthand encounter with God's work can transform doubt into glad acknowledgment.
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- 2 Chr 9:5–6She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.
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