"I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem." — Ecclesiastes 1:12

Ecclesiastes 1:12 · KJV

“I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.”

— Ecclesiastes 1:12

{There is} no remembrance of former {things}; neither shall there be {any} remembrance of {things} that are to come with {those} that shall come after.

Verse 13

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all {things} that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. {to be...: or, to afflict them}

Ecclesiastes 1 — Context

Is there {any} thing whereof it may be said, See, this {is} new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

{There is} no remembrance of former {things}; neither shall there be {any} remembrance of {things} that are to come with {those} that shall come after.

I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:1

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

1 Kings 4:1-19

So king Solomon was king over all Israel.