Ecclesiastes 2:8
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“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 2:8
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:8 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 2:8 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 2, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 2:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Psalms 39:6“Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.”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,”Amos 6:5“That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;”1 Kings 9:14“And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.”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.”1 Kings 14:21“And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”1 Kings 14:27“And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house.”1 Chronicles 25:1“Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:”1 Chronicles 25:6“All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.”2 Chronicles 8:18“And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.”2 Chronicles 9:11“And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.”2 Chronicles 9:15“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.”Job 21:11“They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.”Psalms 150:3“Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.”Daniel 3:5“That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:”Daniel 3:7“Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.”
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