"I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and wo…" — Ecclesiastes 2:8

Ecclesiastes 2:8 · KJV

“I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, {as} musical instruments, and that of all sorts. {musical...: Heb. musical instrument and instruments}”

— Ecclesiastes 2:8

Verse 7

I got {me} servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me: {servants born...: Heb. sons of my house}

Verse 9

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Ecclesiastes 2 — Context

I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, {as} musical instruments, and that of all sorts. {musical...: Heb. musical instrument and instruments}

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:10

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

2 Samuel 19:35

I {am} this day fourscore years old: {and} can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?

1 Kings 9:28

And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought {it} to king Solomon.

1 Kings 10:14

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

2 Chronicles 9:15-21

And king Solomon made two hundred targets {of} beaten gold: six hundred {shekels} of beaten gold went to one target.

Ezra 2:65

Beside their servants and their maids, of whom {there were} seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and {there were} among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

1 Kings 10:21

And all king Solomon's drinking vessels {were of} gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon {were of} pure gold; none {were of} silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. {none...: or, there was no silver in them}

Amos 6:5

That chant to the sound of the viol, {and} invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; {chant: or, quaver}