New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 2:4-10
4I enlargedH1431 my worksH4639: I 1builtH1129 housesH1004 for myself, I plantedH5193 2vineyardsH3754 for myself; 5I madeH6213 3gardensH1593 and 4parksH6508 for myself and I plantedH5193 in them allH3605 kinds of fruitH6529 treesH6086; 6I madeH6213 5pondsH1295 of waterH4325 for myself from which to irrigateH8248 a forestH3293 of growingH6779 treesH6086. 7I boughtH7069 maleH5650 and femaleH8198 slavesH8198H5650 and I hadH1961 67homebornH1121H1004 slavesH1121. AlsoH1571 I possessed flocksH6629 and 8herdsH1241 largerH7235 thanH4480 allH3605 whoH7945 precededH6440 me in JerusalemH3389. 8AlsoH1571, I collectedH3664 for myself silverH3701 and 9goldH2091 and the treasureH5459 of kingsH4428 and provincesH4082. I providedH6213 for myself 10male and female singersH7891 and the pleasuresH8588 of menH1121H120--manyH7705 concubinesH7705.
9Then I becameH1431 11greatH1431 and increasedH3254 moreH4480 thanH4480 allH3605 whoH7945 precededH6440 me in JerusalemH3389. My wisdomH2451 alsoH637 stoodH5975 by me. 1012AllH3605 that my eyesH5869 desiredH7592 I did not refuseH680 them. I did not withholdH4513 my heartH3820 from anyH3605 pleasureH8057, for my heartH3820 was pleasedH8056 becauseH4480 of allH3605 my laborH5999 and thisH2088 was my 13rewardH2506 for allH3605 my laborH5999.
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 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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