Ecclesiastes 1:12

Geneva Bible (1560)

I the Preacher haue bene King ouer Israel in Ierusalem:

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  • Eccl 1:1 : 1 The wordes of the Preacher, the sonne of Dauid King in Ierusalem.
  • 1 Kgs 4:1-9 : 1 And King Salomon was King ouer all Israel. 2 And these were his princes, Azariah the sonne of Zadok the Priest, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah the sonnes of Shisha scribes, Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud, the recorder, 4 And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the hoste, and Zadok and Abiathar Priests, 5 And Azariah the sonne of Nathan was ouer the officers, and Zabud the sonne of Nathan Priest was the Kings friend, 6 And Ahishar was ouer the houshold: and Adoniram the sonne of Abda was ouer the tribute. 7 And Salomon had twelue officers ouer all Israel, which prouided vitailes for the King and his housholde: eche man had a moneth in the yeere to prouide vitailes. 8 And these are their names: the sonne of Hur in mount Ephraim: 9 The sonne of Dekar in Makaz, and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh, and Elon and Beth-hanan: 10 The sonne of Hesed in Aruboth, to whom perteined Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: 11 The sonne of Abinadab in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Salomon to wife. 12 Baana the sonne of Ahilud in Taanach, & Megiddo, & in all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Izreel, from Beth-shean to Abelmeholah, eue til beyond ouer against Iokmeam: 13 The sonne of Geber in Ramoth Gilead, & his were the townes of Iair, the sonne of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and vnder him was the region of Argob, which is in Bashan: threescore great cities with walles & barres of brasse. 14 Ahinadab the sonne of Iddo had to Mahanaim: 15 Ahimaaz in Naphtali, and he tooke Basmath the daughter of Salomon to wife: 16 Baanah the sonne of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth: 17 Iehoshaphat the sonne of Paruah in Issachar. 18 Shimei the sonne of Elah in Beniamin: 19 Geber the sonne of Vri in the countrey of Gilead, the land of Sihon King of the Amorites, and of Og King of Bashan, and was officer alone in the land.

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  • Eccl 1:1-3
    3 verses
    87%

    1The wordes of the Preacher, the sonne of Dauid King in Ierusalem.

    2Vanitie of vanities, sayth the Preacher: vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie.

    3What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne?

  • Eccl 1:13-17
    5 verses
    81%

    13And I haue giuen mine heart to search and finde out wisdome by all things that are done vnder the heauen: (this sore trauaile hath GOD giuen to the sonnes of men, to humble them thereby)

    14I haue considered all the workes that are done vnder the sunne, and beholde, all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.

    15That which is crooked, can none make straight: and that which faileth, cannot be nombred.

    16I thought in mine heart, and said, Behold, I am become great, and excell in wisdome all them that haue bene before me in Ierusalem: and mine heart hath seene much wisedome and knowledge.

    17And I gaue mine heart to knowe wisdome and knowledge, madnes and foolishnes: I knew also that this is a vexation of the spirit.

  • Eccl 2:9-13
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    9And I was great, & increased aboue all that were before me in Ierusalem: also my wisedome remained with me.

    10And whatsoeuer mine eyes desired, I withheld it not from them: I withdrew not mine heart from any ioy: for mine heart reioyced in al my labour: & this was my portion of all my trauaile.

    11Then I looked on all my workes that mine hands had wrought, and on the trauaile that I had laboured to doe: and beholde, all is vanitie and vexation of the spirit: and there is no profite vnder the sunne.

    12And I turned to beholde wisedome, and madnes and follie: (for who is the man that will come after the King in things, which men nowe haue done?)

    13Then I saw that there is profite in wisdome, more then in follie: as the light is more excellent then darkenes.

  • Prov 1:1
    77%

    1The Parables of Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel,

  • Eccl 12:8-10
    3 verses
    75%

    8Vanitie of vanities, saieth the Preacher, all is vanitie.

    9And the more wise the Preacher was, the more he taught the people knowledge, and caused them to heare, and searched foorth, and prepared many parables.

    10The Preacher sought to finde out pleasant wordes, and an vpright writing, euen the wordes of trueth.

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

    12Wisdome and knowledge is granted vnto thee, and I will giue thee riches and treasures and honour, so that there hath not bene the like among the Kings which were before thee, neither after thee shal there be the like.

    13Then Salomon came from the hie place, that was at Gibeon, to Ierusalem from before the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and reigned ouer Israel.

  • Eccl 2:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3I sought in mine heart to giue my selfe to wine, and to leade mine heart in wisdome, and to take holde of follie, till I might see where is that goodnesse of the children of men, which they enioy vnder the sunne: the whole nomber of the dayes of their life.

    4I haue made my great workes: I haue built me houses: I haue planted me vineyards.

  • 1 Kgs 4:1
    73%

    1And King Salomon was King ouer all Israel.

  • Eccl 2:19-20
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    72%

    19And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie.

    20Therefore I went about to make mine heart abhorre all the labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne.

  • Eccl 2:15
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    15Then I thought in mine heart, It befalleth vnto me, as it befalleth to ye foole. Why therefore doe I then labour to be more wise? And I sayd in mine heart, that this also is vanitie.

  • Eccl 9:13
    72%

    13I haue also seene this wisedome vnder the sunne, and it is great vnto me.

  • Eccl 1:9-11
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    9What is it that hath bene? That that shalbe: and what is it that hath bene done? That which shalbe done: and there is no newe thing vnder the sunne.

    10Is there any thing, whereof one may say, Beholde this, it is newe? It hath bene already in the olde time that was before vs.

    11There is no memorie of the former, neither shall there be a remembrance of the latter that shalbe, with them that shall come after.

  • Eccl 2:1
    71%

    1I said in mine heart, Goe to nowe, I will proue thee with ioy: therefore take thou pleasure in pleasant things: and beholde, this also is vanitie.

  • Eccl 8:9
    71%

    9All this haue I seene, and haue giuen mine heart to euery worke, which is wrought vnder the sunne, and I sawe a time that man ruleth ouer man to his owne hurt.

  • 2 Chr 1:2
    71%

    2And Salomon spake vnto all Israel, to the captaines of thousandes, and of hundreths, and to the iudges, and to all the gouernours in all Israel, euen the chiefe fathers.

  • Eccl 2:17
    70%

    17Therefore I hated life: for the worke that is wrought vnder the sunne is grieuous vnto me: for all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.

  • Eccl 2:6-7
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    70%

    6I haue made me cisternes of water, to water therewith the woods that growe with trees.

    7I haue gotten seruants and maides, and had children borne in the house: also I had great possession of beeues and sheepe aboue all that were before me in Ierusalem.

  • 2 Chr 9:22
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    22So King Salomon excelled all the Kings of the earth in riches and wisedome.

  • Eccl 4:7
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    7Againe I returned, and sawe vanitie vnder the sunne.

  • 2 Chr 1:9-10
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    70%

    9Nowe therefore, O Lorde God, let thy promes vnto Dauid my father be true: for thou hast made mee King ouer a great people, like to the dust of the earth.

    10Giue me now wisdome & knowledge, that I may go out and go in before this people: for who can iudge this thy great people?

  • Eccl 7:27
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    27(7:29) Beholde, sayth the Preacher, this haue I found, seeking one by one to finde the count:

  • Eccl 2:25
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    25For who could eate, and who could haste to outward things more then I?

  • Eccl 7:25
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    25(7:27) I haue compassed about, both I and mine heart to knowe and to enquire and to search wisedome, and reason, and to knowe the wickednesse of follie, and the foolishnesse of madnesse,

  • Eccl 9:1
    69%

    1I haue surely giuen mine heart to all this, and to declare all this, that the iust, and the wise, and their workes are in the hand of God: and no man knoweth eyther loue or hatred of all that is before them.

  • Eccl 4:15
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    15I behelde all the liuing, which walke vnder the sunne, with the second childe, which shall stand vp in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 1:46
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    46And Salomon also sitteth on the throne of the kingdome.

  • Prov 8:15
    69%

    15By me, Kings reigne, and princes decree iustice.

  • Josh 12:10
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    10The King of Ierusalem, one: the King of Hebron, one:

  • Eccl 4:1
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    1So I turned and considered all the oppressions that are wrought vnder the sunne, and beholde the teares of the oppressed, and none comforteth them: and lo, the strength is of the hand of them that oppresse them, & none comforteth them.

  • Job 3:14
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    14With the Kings & counselers of the earth, which haue buylded themselues desolate places:

  • 1 Kgs 10:23
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    23So King Salomon exceeded all the kings of the earth both in riches and in wisedome.