Ecclesiastes 2:7
I acquired, men-servants and women-servants, and, the children of the household, were mine,—also possessions, herds and flocks in abundance, were mine, beyond all who had been before me in Jerusalem;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6I made me pools of water,—to irrigate therefrom the thick-set saplings growing up into trees:
Cross References
Genesis 13:2Now, Abram, was very rich,—in cattle, in silver and in gold.
Genesis 15:3And Abram said—Lo, to me, hast thou not given seed,—And lo! a son of my household, is mine heir!
1 Kings 4:23ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep,—besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.
2 Kings 3:4Now, Mesha king of Moab, was a sheep-master,—and used to render to the king of Israel, the wool of hundred thousand fat sheep, and of a hundred thousand rams.
1 Chronicles 27:31And, over the flocks, was Jaziz, the Hagrite. All these, were rulers over the possessions that belonged to King David.
2 Chronicles 32:27And it came to pass that, Hezekiah, had riches and honour in great abundance,—and, treasuries, made he for himself—for silver and for gold and for costly stones, and for spices and for precious things, and for all utensils to be coveted;
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 →