Ecclesiastes 1:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When the son of David was king in Jerusalem, he was known to be very wise, and he said:

Cross References

2 Chronicles 9:30

After Solomon had ruled forty years from Jerusalem,

Nehemiah 6:7

You even have prophets in Jerusalem, claiming you are now the king of Judah. You know the Persian king will hear about this, so let's get together and talk it over.

Psalm 40:9

When your people worshipped, you know I told them, “Our LORD always helps!”

Proverbs 1:1

These are the proverbs of King Solomon of Israel, the son of David.

Proverbs 31:31

Show her respect— praise her in public for what she has done.

Ecclesiastes 1:12

I said these things when I lived in Jerusalem as king of Israel.

Ecclesiastes 7:27

With all my wisdom I have tried to find out how everything fits together,

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the LORD God has taken control of me! The LORD has chosen and sent me to tell the oppressed the good news, to heal the brokenhearted, and to announce freedom for prisoners and captives.

Jonah 3:2

to go to that great city of Nineveh and preach his message of doom.

2 Peter 2:5

And during Noah's time, God did not have pity on the ungodly people of the world. He destroyed them with a flood, though he did save eight people, including Noah, who preached the truth.