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Ecclesiastes 2:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

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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.


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.’


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


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


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.


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.


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?





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