Ecclesiastes 2:4
I accomplished great things. I built houses for myself and planted vineyards.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
In Context
5I built for myself gardens and parks; I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12otherwise, when you eat and are full, and when you build good houses and live in them, your heart will be lifted up.
1 Kings 7:1Solomon took thirteen years to build his own palace.
1 Kings 10:19There were six steps to the throne, and the back of it had a rounded top. There were armrests on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.
1 Chronicles 27:27Shimei the Ramathite was over the vineyards, and Zabdi the Shiphmite was over the grapes and the wine cellars.
2 Chronicles 8:6He built Baalath and all the store cities that he possessed, and all the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever he wished to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the lands under his rule.
2 Chronicles 26:10He built watchtowers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, for he had much cattle, in the lowlands as well as in the plains. He had farmers and vine growers in the hill country and in the fruitful fields, for he loved farming.
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 →