Ecclesiastes 2:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁹ So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem;  my wisdom also remained with me.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Common English Bible

⁹ So I became far greater than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. Moreover, my wisdom stood by me.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And I surpassed in opulence all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also persevered with me.

Ecclesiastes 2:9 Cross References

1 Kings 10:23

King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom.

1 Kings 10:7

But I didn’t believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, I was not even told half. Your wisdom and prosperity far exceed the report I heard.

1 Kings 3:12

I will therefore do what you have asked.  I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.

1 Chronicles 29:25

The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel  and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been bestowed on any king over Israel before him.

2 Chronicles 1:1

Solomon son of David strengthened his hold on his kingdom.  The Lord his God was with him and highly exalted him.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

I said to myself, ‘See, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me,  and my mind has thoroughly grasped  wisdom and knowledge.’

Ecclesiastes 5:11

When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze at them with his eyes?