Ecclesiastes 2:6

I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the wood springing up with trees;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;

7I acquired men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem;

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Cross References

Nehemiah 2:14Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king's pool; but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.

Song of Solomon 7:4(7-5) Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes as the pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim; thy nose is like 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 →

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