Ecclesiastes 2:6
“I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I made me pools of water,.... For cascades and water works to play in, as well as to keep and produce fish of all kinds:…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Pools - A short distance south of Bethlehem, in a valley in the defile of Urtas, three “Pools of Solomon” are still…
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 made me pools of water Those at Etam have been mentioned above. Besides these we have the fish-pools of Heshbon (Song…
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