New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 2:4-10

4I enlarged my works: I 1built houses for myself, I planted 2vineyards for myself; 5I made 3gardens and 4parks for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees; 6I made 5ponds of water for myself from which to irrigate a forest of growing trees. 7I bought male and female slaves and I had 6 7homeborn slaves. Also I possessed flocks and 8herds larger than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. 8Also, I collected for myself silver and 9gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself 10male and female singers and the pleasures of men--many concubines.

9Then I became 11great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me. 10 12All that my eyes desired I did not refuse them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, for my heart was pleased because of all my labor and this was my 13reward for all my labor.

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Notes

1. Ecclesiastes 2:4 1 Kin 7:1-12 ↩
2. Ecclesiastes 2:4 Song 8:11 ↩
3. Ecclesiastes 2:5 Song 4:16; 5:1 ↩
4. Ecclesiastes 2:5 Neh 2:8 ↩
5. Ecclesiastes 2:6 Neh 2:14; 3:15, 16 ↩
6. Ecclesiastes 2:7 Lit sons of the house ↩
7. Ecclesiastes 2:7 Gen 14:14; 15:3 ↩
8. Ecclesiastes 2:7 1 Kin 4:23 ↩
9. Ecclesiastes 2:8 1 Kin 9:28; 10:10, 14, 21 ↩
10. Ecclesiastes 2:8 2 Sam 19:35 ↩
11. Ecclesiastes 2:9 1 Chr 29:25; Eccl 1:16 ↩
12. Ecclesiastes 2:10 Eccl 6:2 ↩
13. Ecclesiastes 2:10 Eccl 3:22; 5:18; 9:9 ↩

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