Ecclesiastes 2:4
I made me great works, I built me houses, and planted vineyards,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
In Context
5I made gardens, and orchards, and set them with trees of all kinds,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12Lest after thou hast eaten and art filled, hast built goodly houses, and dwelt in them,
1 Kings 7:1And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years, and brought it to perfection.
1 Kings 10:19It had six steps: and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were two hands on either side holding the seat: and two lions stood, one at each hand.
1 Chronicles 27:27And over the dressers of the vineyards, was Semeias a Romathite: and over the wine cellars, Zabdias an Aphonite.
2 Chronicles 8:6Balaath also and all the strong cities that were Solomon's, and all the cities of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen. All that Solomon had a mind, and designed, he built in Jerusalem and in Libanus, and in all the land of his dominion.
2 Chronicles 26:10And he built towers in the wilderness, and dug many cisterns, for he had much cattle both in the plains, and in the waste of the desert: he had also vineyards and dressers of vines in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he was a man that loved husbandry.
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 →