Ecclesiastes 2:5
I made me ganot (gardens) and parks, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them;
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
In Context
4I undertook me great works; I built me batim (houses); I planted me kramim (vineyards);
6I made me reservoirs of mayim, to water therewith the forest of trees tzomeiach (sprouting up);
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:12A gan (garden) locked is my sister, my kallah; 1 a spring enclosed, a ma'ayan (fountain) sealed. 1
Jeremiah 39:4And it came to pass, that when Tzidkiyah Melech Yehudah saw them, and all the anshei hamilchamah, then they fled, and went forth out of the Ir by lailah, by the derech of the Gan HaMelech, by the sha'ar between the two walls; and he headed toward the Aravah.
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 →