Ecclesiastes 2:5
I built for myself gardens and parks; I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.
Unlocked Literal 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 accomplished great things. I built houses for myself and planted vineyards.
6I created pools of water to water a forest where trees were grown.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:12My sister, my bride is a garden locked up, 1 a garden locked up, a spring that is sealed. 1
Jeremiah 39:4It happened that when Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all his fighting men saw them, they fled. They went out at night from the city by the king's garden path, through the gate between the two walls. The king went out in the direction of the Arabah.
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 →