Ecclesiastes 2:4
Then I tried great construction projects. I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
In Context
5I made for myself gardens and parks, planting them with all kinds of fruit trees.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12For when you eat and are full, when you build beautiful houses to live in,
1 Kings 7:1However, it took Solomon thirteen years to finish building the whole of his palace.
1 Kings 10:19The throne had six steps, with a rounded top at the back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with lions standing beside the armrests.
1 Chronicles 27:27Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars.
2 Chronicles 8:6and also Baalath. He built all the storehouse towns that belonged to him, and all the towns where he kept his chariots and horses. He built everything he wanted to in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom.
2 Chronicles 26:10He also built towers in the desert and cut many water cisterns out of the rock, because he had a great deal of livestock in the foothills and on the plains. He had farmers and vineyard workers in the hills and in the fertile lowlands, for he loved the soil.
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 →