Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 2:4 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 2:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 2 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:”
Ecclesiastes 2:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 2:4
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards—the triple emphasis on 'me/myself' (li, לִי) reveals the heart of Solomon's experiment: self-aggrandizement through accomplishment. The Hebrew higdalti (הִגְדַּלְתִּי, I made great) indicates ambitious projects on massive scale. Archaeological evidence confirms Solomon's extensive building program: the Temple (1 Kings 6), royal palace complex (1 Kings 7), chariot cities, fortifications (1 Kings 9:15-19).Vineyards symbolized prosperity and peace (1 Kings 4:25). Yet verse 11 reveals the outcome: 'all was vanity and vexation of sp...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 2:4
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“and he finished all his house.”
“which is in the king's dale; for he said”
“and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were stays on either side by the place of the seat”
“between my father and your father: behold”
“Is not this great Babylon”
“Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:”
“Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.”
“Come, let's build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let's make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.”
“and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.”
“And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:”