Ecclesiastes 4:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 4:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 4:15 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 4:15 — KJV
“I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.”
— Ecclesiastes 4:15 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 4:15 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 4:15
“But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:15: under, sun, stead
“And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:15: sun, child, stand
“Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. stand...: Heb. be silent”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:15: sun, child, stand
“And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:15: under, child, stand
“And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law. to understand...: or, that they might instruct in the words of the law”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:15: under, second, stand
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