Ecclesiastes 2:8
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I gathered me also silver and gold,.... In great quantities: the weight of gold which came to him in one year was six…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Kings - Both tributary 1Ki 10:15 and independent 1Ki 5:1; 1Ki 9:14; 1Ki 10:2; the “provinces” probably correspond to the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
Solomon here, in pursuit of the summum bonum - the felicity of man, adjourns out of his study, his library, his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
I gathered me also silver and gold Here also we find a counterpart in what is recorded of the wealth of Solomon, the…
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