Ecclesiastes 2:9
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 in other translations
| BSB | So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me. |
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| WEB | So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me. |
| ASV | So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. |
| YLT | And I became great, and increased above every one who had been before me in Jerusalem; also, my wisdom stood with me. |
| DARBY | And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. |
| BBE | And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me. |
| Webster | So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. |
What does Ecclesiastes 2:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ecclesiastes 2:3-11
3-11. Illustration more at large of Ec 2:1, 2. I sought--I resolved, after search into many plans. give myself unto wine--literally, "to draw my flesh," or "body to wine" (including all banquetings). Image from a captive drawn after a chariot in triumph (Ro 6:16, 19; 1Co 12:2); or, one "allured" (2Pe 2:18, 19). yet acquainting ... wisdom--literally, "and my heart (still) was behaving, or guiding itself," with wisdom…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
The vanity and vexation of mirth, sensual pleasure, riches, and pomp. (Eccl. 2:1-11) Human wisdom insufficient. (Eccl. 2:12-17) This world to be used according to the will of God. (Eccl. 2:18-26) Verses 1-11 Solomon soon found mirth and pleasure to be vanity. What does noisy, flashy mirth towards making a man happy? The manifold devices of men's hearts, to get satisfaction from the world, and their changing from one…
Ecclesiastes 2:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ecclesiastes 2:9
- 1 Chronicles 29:25
And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
- Ecclesiastes 1:16
I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
- 1 Kings 10:23
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
- 2 Chronicles 9:22-23
And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.
- 1 Kings 3:12
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
- 1 Kings 10:7
Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
- 2 Chronicles 1:1
And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
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- 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.
- Ecclesiastes 2:9
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
- Ecclesiastes 2:10
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.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y fuí engrandecido, y aumentado más que todos los que fueron antes de mí en Jerusalem: á más de esto perseveró conmigo mi sabiduría. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et je suis devenu grand et je me suis accru plus que tous ceux qui ont été avant moi à Jérusalem; et pourtant ma sagesse est demeurée avec moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich wurde groß und größer, mehr als alle, die vor mir in Jerusalem waren. Auch meine Weisheit verblieb mir. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et supergressus sum opibus omnes qui ante me fuerunt in Jerusalem: sapientia quoque perseveravit mecum. |