Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
However, I didn't believe what they told me until I came here and saw it with my own eyes. And look—not even half of your great wisdom was described to me! You are far greater than everything I had heard about you.
The Queen of Sheba is telling Solomon that his actual wisdom and greatness far exceeded even the amazing reports she had heard about him.
📚 Historical Context
This is the Queen of Sheba speaking to King Solomon after traveling from her distant kingdom (likely in modern-day Yemen or Ethiopia) to test his wisdom with hard questions. She had heard remarkable reports about Solomon's wisdom and wealth, but seeing it firsthand completely overwhelmed her expectations. This visit represents the height of Solomon's reign when his reputation had spread to the ends of the known world.
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