Ecclesiastes 2:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Foreign rulers brought me silver, gold, and precious treasures. Men and women sang for me, and I had many wives who gave me great pleasure.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:35

I'm already eighty years old, and my body is almost numb. I can't taste my food or hear the sound of singing, and I would be nothing but a burden.

1 Kings 10:10

The Queen of Sheba gave Solomon more than four thousand kilogrammes of gold, many jewels, and more spices than anyone had ever brought into Israel.

1 Kings 10:14

Solomon received almost twenty-three thousand kilogrammes of gold a year.

1 Kings 10:21

Since silver was almost worthless in those days, everything was made of gold, even the cups and dishes used in Forest Hall.

1 Kings 11:3

Seven hundred of his wives were daughters of kings, but he also married three hundred other women. As Solomon got older, some of his wives led him to worship their gods. He wasn't like his father David, who had worshipped only the LORD God.

1 Kings 14:27

Rehoboam had bronze shields made to replace the gold ones, and he ordered the guards at the city gates to keep them safe.

1 Kings 9:14

He sent Solomon only five thousand kilogrammes of gold in return.

1 Chronicles 25:1

David and the temple officials chose the descendants of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to be in charge of music. They were to praise the LORD by playing cymbals, harps and other stringed instruments. Here is a list of the musicians and their duties:

1 Chronicles 25:6

His sons were under his direction and played cymbals, harps, and other stringed instruments during times of worship at the temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman took their orders directly from the king.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Nothing makes sense! Everything is nonsense. I have seen it all— nothing makes sense!

Daniel 3:15

Now I am going to give you one more chance. If you bow down and worship the statue when you hear the music, everything will be all right. But if you don't, you will at once be thrown into a flaming furnace. No god can save you from me.”

Daniel 3:5

Trumpets, flutes, harps, and all other kinds of musical instruments will soon start playing. When you hear the music, you must bow down and worship the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

Daniel 3:7

As soon as the people heard the music, they bowed down and worshipped the gold statue that the king had set up.

Amos 6:5

You sing foolish songs to the music of harps, and you make up new tunes, just as David used to do.