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Berean Standard Bible

“Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.””

1 Kings 10:9

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The queen of Sheba has traveled a great distance to test Solomon with hard questions. She is overwhelmed by what she sees and hears.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Jehová tu Dios sea bendito, que se agradó de ti para ponerte en el trono de Israel; porque Jehová ha amado siempre á Israel, y te ha puesto por rey, para que hagas derecho y justicia.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Bendito sea el Señor tu Dios que te escogió y te puso en el trono de Israel! ¡Cuánto amor le tiene el Señor a Israel, que le ha dado un rey como tú! Y tú le das a tu pueblo un gobierno justo y bueno».

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