2 Chronicles 9:6 Cross References - LEB

⁶ but I did not believe their words until I came and saw with my own eyes. And behold, half the greatness of your wisdom was not reported to me; you surpass the rumors that I had heard.

³¹ He was wiser than all the men: Ethan the Ezrahite; Heman, Calcol, and Darda the children of Mahol; and _⌊he was very well known_⌋.*

³⁴ They came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon; from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

⁷ I had not believed the report to be true until I came and my eyes had seen, and behold! The half had not been told to me. _⌊Your wisdom and prosperity surpass_⌋* the report that I had heard.

⁵ And she said to the king, "The word which I heard in my land concerning your words and your wisdom is true,

¹⁹ How abundant is your goodness that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you perform for those who take refuge in you before the children of humankind.

⁹ _⌊How is your beloved better than another lover_⌋,* O most beautiful among women? _⌊How is your beloved better than another lover_⌋, * that you adjure us thus? ¹⁰ My beloved is radiant and _⌊ruddy_⌋,* distinguished _⌊among_⌋* ten thousand. ¹¹ His head is gold, refined gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven. ¹² His eyes are like doves beside springs* of water, bathed in milk, _⌊set like mounted jewels_⌋.** ¹³ His cheeks are like beds of spice, a tower of fragrances; his lips are lilies dripping liquid myrrh. ¹⁴ His arms are _⌊rods_⌋** of gold _⌊engraved with_⌋* jewels; his belly* is polished ivory covered with sapphires.* ¹⁵ His legs are columns of alabaster,* set on bases of gold; his appearance is like Lebanon, choice as _⌊its cedars_⌋.* ¹⁶ _⌊His mouth_⌋* is sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved; this is my friend, _⌊O young women of Jerusalem_⌋.*

¹⁷ For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women.

²⁵ So the other disciples said to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe!" ²⁶ And after eight days his disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Although* the doors had been shut, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said, "Peace to you." ²⁷ Then he said to Thomas, "Place your finger here and see my hands, and place your hand and put it* into my side. And do not be unbelieving, but believing!" ²⁸ Thomas answered and said to him, "My Lord and my God!" ²⁹ Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen me, have you believed? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."

⁹ But just as it is written,
"Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and have not entered into the heart of man, all that* God has prepared for those who love him."*

² Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.