Ecclesiastes 2:6
I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
Brenton Septuagint
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 orchards, and planted in them every kind of fruit-tree.
Cross References
Nehemiah 2:14And I passed on to the fountain gate, and to the king's pool; and there was no room for the beast to pass under me.
Song of Solomon 7:4Thy two breasts are as two twin fawns.
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 →