Ecclesiastes 2:4
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
In Context
5I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12lest when thou hast eaten and art satisfied, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
1 Kings 7:1And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
1 Kings 10:19There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were arms on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.
1 Chronicles 27:27and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; and over the increase of the vineyards for the wine-cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite;
2 Chronicles 8:6and Baalath, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
2 Chronicles 26:10And be built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the Lowland also, and in the table-land; and he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he 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 →