Ecclesiastes 2:4
I enlarged my work; 1 I built me houses; 1 I planted me vineyards. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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 orchards, 1 And planted in them every kind of fruit tree. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt in them;
1 Kings 7:1And King Solomon sent, and took Hiram out of Tyre,
1 Kings 10:19The throne had six steps, and calves in bold relief to the throne behind it, and side pieces on either hand of the place of the seat, and two lions standing by the side pieces,
1 Chronicles 27:27And over the fields was Shimei of Ramah; and over the treasures of wine in the fields was Zabdi the son of Shiphmi.
2 Chronicles 8:6and Baalath, and all the strong cities which Solomon had, and all his chariot cities, and cities of horsemen, and all things that Solomon desired according to his desire of building, in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all his kingdom.
2 Chronicles 26:10And he built towers in the wilderness, and dug many wells, for he had many cattle in the low country and in the plain; and vinedressers in the mountain country and in Carmel: for he was a husbandman.
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 →