Ecclesiastes 2:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 2:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 2:8 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and wo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 2:8 — KJV
“I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. musical...: Heb. musical instrument and instruments”
— Ecclesiastes 2:8 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 2:8 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 2:8
“And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters. porters: Heb. for the gate”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:8: gat, men, sons
“And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. precious things: or, spicery armour: or, jewels: Heb. vessels, or, instruments”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:8: silver, gold, treasure
“He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:8: also, silver, gold
“Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:8: silver, gold, treasure
“And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason. Treason: Heb. Conspiracy”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 2:8: also, men, singers
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