Ecclesiastes 2:7

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I acquired male and female servants and had other servants born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem who had come before me.

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  • Gen 13:2 : 2 Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.
  • Gen 14:14 : 14 When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he mustered the 318 trained men born in his household and pursued them as far as Dan.
  • Gen 15:3 : 3 And Abram said, "You have given me no children, so a servant in my household will be my heir."
  • Gen 17:12-13 : 12 Every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, both those born in your household and those bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant. 13 Every male born in your household or bought with your money must be circumcised. Thus, My covenant will be in your flesh as an everlasting covenant.
  • 1 Kgs 9:20-22 : 20 All the people who were left from the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not Israelites— 21 their descendants who remained in the land, because the Israelites were not able to destroy them completely—Solomon conscripted them for forced labor, as they are to this day. 22 But Solomon did not make slaves of the Israelites; they were his soldiers, servants, officials, commanders, captains, and commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
  • 2 Kgs 3:4 : 4 Now Mesha, king of Moab, was a sheep breeder. He used to send to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams as a tribute.
  • 1 Chr 27:29-31 : 29 Over the herds that grazed in Sharon was Shirtai the Sharonite; over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat son of Adlai. 30 Over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite. 31 Over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were officials over King David's property.
  • 2 Chr 26:10 : 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns because he had large herds in the lowlands and the plains. He also had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
  • 2 Chr 32:27-29 : 27 Hezekiah had great wealth and honor. He made treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable possessions. 28 He built storehouses for grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as stalls for all kinds of livestock and pens for the flocks. 29 He also built cities and acquired vast numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him abundant possessions.
  • Ezra 2:58 : 58 The total number of the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon was three hundred ninety-two.
  • Neh 7:57 : 57 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, and the descendants of Perida.
  • Job 1:3 : 3 His wealth consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
  • Job 42:12 : 12 The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.

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  • Eccl 2:8-12
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    8I amassed silver and gold for myself, the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered male and female singers for myself, and the delights of men—many concubines.

    9I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom stayed with me.

    10Anything my eyes desired, I did not withhold from them; I did not keep my heart from any pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labor, for this was my reward for all my efforts.

    11Yet when I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, behold, everything was meaningless—a chasing after the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

    12So I turned my attention to consider wisdom, madness, and folly. For what can anyone do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.

  • Eccl 2:3-6
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    3I explored with my heart how to cheer my body with wine, while my mind guided me with wisdom, and how to embrace folly until I could see what is good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.

    4I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards.

    5I made gardens and parks for myself and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.

    6I made reservoirs of water to irrigate groves of flourishing trees.

  • Eccl 1:16
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    16I said to myself, 'Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled Jerusalem before me. I have experienced much wisdom and knowledge.'

  • Gen 26:14
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    14He had many flocks, herds, and servants, so the Philistines envied him.

  • 2 Sam 12:2
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    2The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

  • Eccl 1:12-13
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    12I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

    13I set my heart to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a burdensome task God has given to the human race to occupy themselves with!

  • 2 Chr 2:8-10
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    8Provide a large amount of timber for me, because the house I am building will be great and extraordinary.

    9I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand gallons of wine, and twenty thousand gallons of oil.

    10Hiram, king of Tyre, replied in writing and sent it to Solomon: "Because of the LORD's love for His people, He has made you their king."

  • Job 31:25
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    25if I rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had obtained much,

  • Eccl 2:25
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    25For who can eat or who can enjoy life apart from Him?

  • Neh 7:67
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    67In addition to their male and female servants—who numbered 7,337—there were also 245 male and female singers.

  • Gen 24:35
    69%

    35The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

  • Neh 5:16
    69%

    16Instead, I devoted myself to the work on this wall. We did not acquire any land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work.

  • Song 8:11-12
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    11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers; each one was to bring a thousand pieces of silver for its fruit.

    12My vineyard, which belongs to me, is before me. The thousand pieces of silver are for you, Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.

  • Ezra 2:65
    68%

    65besides their servants and maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. And they had two hundred male and female singers.

  • Gen 30:43
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    43In this way, the man became exceedingly prosperous, and he had large flocks, female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

  • Job 1:3
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    3His wealth consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east.

  • Eccl 10:7
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    7I have seen servants riding on horses and princes walking on foot like servants.

  • Gen 32:5
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    5He instructed them: 'This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: Your servant Jacob says, I have been living as a foreigner with Laban and have stayed until now.'

  • 2 Chr 32:28-29
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    28He built storehouses for grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as stalls for all kinds of livestock and pens for the flocks.

    29He also built cities and acquired vast numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him abundant possessions.

  • 2 Chr 1:12
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    12Therefore wisdom and knowledge are given to you. I will also give you wealth, possessions, and honor, such as no king before you ever had and none after you will have."

  • 2 Chr 2:15
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    15We will cut timber from Lebanon, as much as you need. We will float it in rafts by sea to Joppa, and you can then take it up to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 12:8
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    8'I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more.

  • Eccl 2:1
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    1I said to myself, 'Come now, I will test you with pleasure to see what is good.' But behold, this too was meaningless.

  • Eccl 4:7
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    7Again, I turned and saw meaninglessness under the sun.

  • Prov 8:31
    67%

    31Rejoicing in His whole world and delighting in the sons of men.

  • Jer 27:6
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    6Now I have handed over all these lands to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant. I have even given him the wild animals to serve him.

  • Job 3:15
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    15Or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.

  • Eccl 2:20
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    20So I turned my heart to despair over all the hard work with which I had labored under the sun.

  • 1 Kgs 10:26
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    26Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

  • Deut 8:13
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    13When your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold have increased, and all that you have has multiplied,

  • Eccl 4:15
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    15I saw all the living who walk under the sun following the youth, the second one, who replaces him.

  • 2 Chr 1:15
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    15The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore trees in the foothills.

  • 1 Chr 17:7
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    7Now then, tell my servant David: 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.