Discovery Box1 Kings 10:5-9 
Context10:5 the food in his banquet hall, 1 his servants and attendants, 2 their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the Lord’s temple, she was amazed. 3 10:6 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight 4 was true! 10:7 I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story! 5 Your wisdom and wealth 6 surpass what was reported to me. 10:8 Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy! 7 10:9 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored 8 you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.” 9
1 tn Heb “the food on his table.”
2 tn Heb “the seating of his servants and the standing of his attendants.”
3 tn Heb “there was no breath still in her.”
4 tn Heb “about your words [or perhaps, “deeds”] and your wisdom.”
5 tn Heb “the half was not told to me.”
6 tn Heb “good.”
7 tn Heb “How happy are your men! How happy are these servants of yours, who stand before you continually, who hear your wisdom!”
8 tn Or “delighted in.”
9 tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”
