Ecclesiastes 2:5
I made for myself gardens and parks, planting them with all kinds of fruit trees.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
In Context
4Then I tried great construction projects. I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.
6I constructed for myself reservoirs to water all these growing trees.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:12My sister, my bride, is a locked garden, a spring of water that is closed, a fountain that is sealed.
Jeremiah 39:4When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the defenders saw them there, they ran away. They escaped from the city during the night through the king's garden, passing through the gate between the two walls, and took the road to the Arabah.
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 →