Ecclesiastes 2:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 2:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 2:7 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 2:7 — KJV
“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: servants born...: Heb. sons of my house”
— Ecclesiastes 2:7 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 2:7 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 2:7
“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. substance: or, cattle household: or, husbandry men: Heb. sons”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:7: house, also, great
“And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. persons: Heb. souls”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:7: got, house, cattle
“And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? manner: Heb. law”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:7: house, also, great
“And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore. very...: Heb. with a great weeping greatly”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:7: servants, also, great
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. both...: Heb. from small even unto great”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:7: house, great, small
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