Ecclesiastes 1:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 1:1 : 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
  • 1 Kgs 4:1-9 : 1 Now Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were his chief men: Azariah, the son of Zadok, was the priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the recorder; 4 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was head of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 5 Azariah, the son of Nathan, was over those in authority in the different divisions of the country; Zabud, the son of Nathan, was priest and the king's friend; 6 Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work. 7 And Solomon put twelve overseers over all Israel, to be responsible for the stores needed for the king and those of his house; every man was responsible for one month in the year. 8 And these are their names: ... the son of Hur in the hill country of Ephraim; 9 ... the son of Deker in Makaz and Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan; 10 ... the son of Hesed in Arubboth; Socoh and all the land of Hepher were under his control; 11 ... the son of Abinadab in all Naphath-dor; his wife was Taphath, the daughter of Solomon. 12 Baana, the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is by the side of Zarethan, under Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as the far side of Jokmeam; 13 ... the son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead; he had the towns of Jair, the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and the country of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great towns with walls and locks of brass. 14 Ahinadab, the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; 15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali; he took Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, as his wife; 16 Baana, the son of Hushai, in Asher and Aloth; 17 Jehoshaphat, the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18 Shimei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin; 19 Geber, the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan; and one overseer had authority over all the overseers who were in the land.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 1:1-3
    3 verses
    87%

    1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

    2All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.

    3What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?

  • Eccl 1:13-17
    5 verses
    81%

    13And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.

    14I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.

    15That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.

    16I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.

    17And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.

  • Eccl 2:9-13
    5 verses
    78%

    9And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.

    10And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.

    11Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

    12And I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What may the man do who comes after the king? The thing which he has done before.

    13Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.

  • Prov 1:1
    77%

    1The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

  • Eccl 12:8-10
    3 verses
    75%

    8All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.

    9And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.

    10The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.

  • 2 Chr 1:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12Wisdom and knowledge are given to you; and I will give you wealth and honour, such as no king has had before you or ever will have after you.

    13So Solomon went back from the high place at Gibeon, from before the Tent of meeting, to Jerusalem; and he was king over Israel.

  • Eccl 2:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3I made a search with my heart to give pleasure to my flesh with wine, still guiding my heart with wisdom, and to go after foolish things, so that I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under the heavens all the days of their life.

    4I undertook great works, building myself houses and planting vine-gardens.

  • 1 Kgs 4:1
    73%

    1Now Solomon was king over all Israel.

  • Eccl 2:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.

    20So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.

  • Eccl 2:15
    72%

    15Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

  • Eccl 9:13
    72%

    13This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.

  • Eccl 1:9-11
    3 verses
    72%

    9That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun.

    10Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.

    11There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.

  • Eccl 2:1
    71%

    1I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure--but it was to no purpose.

  • Eccl 8:9
    71%

    9All this have I seen, and have given my heart to all the work which is done under the sun: there is a time when man has power over man for his destruction.

  • 2 Chr 1:2
    71%

    2And Solomon sent word to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every chief in all Israel, heads of their families.

  • Eccl 2:17
    70%

    17So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind.

  • Eccl 2:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6I made pools to give water for the woods with their young trees.

    7I got men-servants and women-servants, and they gave birth to sons and daughters in my house. I had great wealth of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me.

  • 2 Chr 9:22
    70%

    22And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

  • Eccl 4:7
    70%

    7Then I came back, and I saw an example of what is to no purpose under the sun.

  • 2 Chr 1:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9Now, O Lord God, let your word to David my father come true; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in number.

    10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in before this people: for who is able to be the judge of this great people of yours?

  • Eccl 7:27
    70%

    27Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,

  • Eccl 2:25
    69%

    25Who may take food or have pleasure without him?

  • Eccl 7:25
    69%

    25I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish is to be without one's senses.

  • Eccl 9:1
    69%

    1All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.

  • Eccl 4:15
    69%

    15I saw all the living under the sun round the young man who was to be ruler in place of the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:46
    69%

    46And now Solomon is seated on the seat of the kingdom.

  • Prov 8:15
    69%

    15Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.

  • Josh 12:10
    69%

    10The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;

  • Eccl 4:1
    69%

    1And again I saw all the cruel things which are done under the sun; there was the weeping of those who have evil done to them, and they had no comforter: and from the hands of the evil-doers there went out power, but they had no comforter.

  • Job 3:14
    69%

    14With kings and the wise ones of the earth, who put up great houses for themselves;

  • 1 Kgs 10:23
    69%

    23And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.