Ecclesiastes 2:6
I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood, where the trees are reared.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
In Context
5I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of every kind of fruit;
Cross References
Nehemiah 2:14And I went on to the fountain-gate, and to the king's pool; and there was no place for the beast under me to pass.
Song of Solomon 7:4Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; Thine eyes, [like] the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose like the tower of Lebanon, Which looketh toward Damascus;
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 2:2-12
Vanity of Worldly Pleasure. 1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. 2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. 4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me… Read the whole commentary →