Ecclesiastes 2:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I had flower gardens and orchards full of fruit trees.

Cross References

Nehemiah 2:8

I will need timber to rebuild the gates of the fortress near the temple and more timber to construct the city wall and to build a place for me to live. And so, I would appreciate a letter to Asaph, who is in charge of the royal forest.” God was good to me, and the king did everything I asked.

Song of Solomon 4:12

My bride, my very own, you are a garden, a fountain closed off to all others.

Song of Solomon 4:13

Your arms are vines, covered with delicious fruits and all sorts of spices— henna, nard,

Song of Solomon 4:16

Let the north wind blow, the south wind too! Let them spread the aroma of my garden, so the one I love may enter and taste its delicious fruits.

Song of Solomon 5:1

My bride, my very own, I come to my garden and enjoy its spices. I eat my honeycomb and honey; I drink my wine and milk. Eat and drink until you are drunk with love.

Song of Solomon 6:2

My darling has gone down to his garden of spices, where he will feed his sheep and gather lilies.

Jeremiah 39:4

When King Zedekiah and his troops saw that Jerusalem had been captured, they tried to escape from the city that same night. They went to the king's garden, where they slipped through the gate between the two city walls and headed towards the valley of the River Jordan.