Ecclesiastes 2:6
I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
King James Version
In Context
5I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
Cross References
Nehemiah 2:14Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
Song of Solomon 7:4Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as 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 →