Ecclesiastes 2:4
I made me great works; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards:
Webster Bible
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, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:12Lest when thou hast eaten, and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt in them ;
1 Kings 7:1But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
1 Kings 10:19The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
1 Chronicles 27:27And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
2 Chronicles 8:6And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
2 Chronicles 26:10Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had many cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also , and vine-dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
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 →