Ecclesiastes 2:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

I acquired male and female servants, and had servants born in my house; also, I had great possessions of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    I bought{H7069} men-servants{H5650} and maid-servants,{H8198} and had servants born{H1121} in my house;{H1004} also I had great{H7235} possessions{H4735} of herds{H6629} and flocks, above{H1241} all that were before{H6440} me in Jerusalem;{H3389}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    I got{H7069}{(H8804)} me servants{H5650} and maidens{H8198}, and had servants born{H1121} in my house{H1004}; also I had great{H7235}{(H8687)} possessions{H4735} of great{H1241} and small cattle{H6629} above all that were in Jerusalem{H3389} before{H6440} me:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    I bought seruauntes and maydes, and had a greate housholde. As for catell and shepe, I had more substaunce of them, then all they yt were before me in Ierusalem.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    I 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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I bought seruauntes and maydens, and had a great housholde: As for cattel and sheepe, I had more substaunce of them then all they that were before me in Hierusalem.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    I got [me] servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    I got men-servants, and maid-servants, and sons of the house were to me; also, I had much substance -- herd and flock -- above all who had been before me in Jerusalem.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    I 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I purchased male and female slaves, and I owned slaves who were born in my house; I also possessed more livestock– both herds and flocks– than any of my predecessors in Jerusalem.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 13:2 : 2 And Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
  • Gen 14:14 : 14 When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he armed his trained men, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
  • Gen 15:3 : 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me You have given no offspring: and, lo, one born in my house is my heir.
  • Gen 17:12-13 : 12 And he who is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male child in your generations, he who is born in the house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant. 13 He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
  • 1 Kgs 4:23 : 23 Ten fat oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.
  • 1 Kgs 9:20-22 : 20 All the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel, 21 Their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able to utterly destroy, upon those Solomon levied a tribute of servitude to this day. 22 But of the children of Israel Solomon made no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
  • 2 Kgs 3:4 : 4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder and rendered to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and one hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
  • 1 Chr 27:29-31 : 29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai; 30 Over the camels was also Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite; 31 And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were the officers of the substance that was king David's.
  • 2 Chr 26:10 : 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the lowland and in the plains. He had farmers and vine dressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved the soil.
  • 2 Chr 32:27-29 : 27 Hezekiah had great riches and honor, and he made himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of beautiful items; 28 Storehouses also for the increase of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for flocks. 29 Moreover, he provided cities for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very much substance.
  • Ezra 2:58 : 58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
  • Neh 7:57 : 57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
  • Job 1:3 : 3 His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
  • Job 42:12 : 12 Now the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.

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    8 I gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and various kinds of musical instruments.

    9 So I became great and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also, my wisdom remained with me.

    10 And whatever my eyes desired, I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my reward from all my labor.

    11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor I had toiled to do; and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

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

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    3 I searched in my heart to give myself to wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom, and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what is good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives.

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    16 I communed with my own heart, saying, Look, I have attained great stature, and gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem: yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

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    14 For he had possessors of flocks, and possessors of herds, and a great number of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

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    2 The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds.

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    8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skillful to cut timber in Lebanon; and behold, my servants shall be with your servants,

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    10 And behold, I will give to your servants, the woodcutters who cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.

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    25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;

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    25 For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?

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    67 Besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and they had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women.

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    35 The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

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    16 Indeed, I also devoted myself to the work on this wall and did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work.

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    11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; each one was to bring a thousand pieces of silver for its fruit.

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    65 Besides their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

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    43 The man increased exceedingly and had much cattle, maidservants, menservants, camels, and donkeys.

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    3 His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

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    23 Ten fat oxen, twenty oxen from the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fatted fowl.

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    7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

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    5 And I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.

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    28 Storehouses also for the increase of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for flocks.

    29 Moreover, he provided cities for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very much substance.

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    12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted to you; and I will give you riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before you, neither shall any after you have the like.

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    15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants:

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    8 I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have given you much more.

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    1 I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure." And behold, this also is vanity.

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    6 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field I have given him also to serve him.

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    15 Or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

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    20 Therefore I turned my heart to despair over all the labor which I had done under the sun.

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    26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

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    13 And when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;

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    15 I considered all the living who walk under the sun, with the second child who shall stand up in his place.

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    15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plentiful as stones, and cedar trees he made as the sycamore trees that are in the valley for abundance.

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    7 Now therefore thus shall you say to my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the sheepfold, even from following the sheep, that you should be ruler over my people Israel: