Ecclesiastes 2:8

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I also gathered silver and gold for myself. I took treasures from kings and their nations. I had men and women singing for me. I had everything anyone could want.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:35

I am 80 years old! I am too old to tell which is bad and which is good. I am too old to taste the things I eat or drink. I am too old to hear any more the voices of men and women that sing. Why should you want to be bothered with me?

1 Kings 10:10

Then the queen of Sheba gave the king about 9,000 pounds [129] of gold. She also gave him many spices and jewels. The queen of Sheba gave to Solomon more spices than anyone has ever brought into Israel.

1 Kings 10:14

Every year King Solomon got about 79,920 pounds [133] of gold.

1 Kings 10:21

All of Solomon’s cups and glasses were made of gold. And all of the dishes [138] in the building called the “Forest of Lebanon” were made from pure gold. Nothing in the palace was made from silver. {There was so much gold that} in Solomon’s time people did not think silver was important!

1 Kings 11:3

Solomon had 700 wives. (These women were all daughters of leaders from other nations.) He also had 300 slave women that were like wives to him. His wives caused him to turn away from God.

1 Kings 14:27

So king Rehoboam made more shields to put in their places. But these shields were made from bronze, {not gold}. He gave the shields to the men who were guarding the palace gates.

1 Kings 9:14

Hiram had sent to King Solomon about 9,000 pounds [123] of gold {to use in building the temple}.

1 Kings 9:28

Solomon’s ships went to Ophir. The ships brought about 31,500 pounds [126] of gold back from Ophir to King Solomon.

1 Chronicles 25:1

David and the leaders of the army separated Asaph’s sons for special service. Asaph’s sons were Heman and Jeduthun. Their special service was to prophesy {\cf2\super [270]} God’s message by using harps, {\cf2\super [271]} lyres, {\cf2\super [272]} and cymbals. {\cf2\super [273]} Here is a list of the men that served this way:

1 Chronicles 25:6

Heman led all his sons in singing in the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [278]} Those sons used cymbals, {\cf2\super [279]} lyres, {\cf2\super [280]} and harps. {\cf2\super [281]} That was their way of serving in God’s temple. King David chose those men.

2 Chronicles 9:11

King Solomon used the algum wood to make steps for the Lord’s temple, {\cf2\super [151]} and for the king’s house. Solomon also used the algum wood to make lyres {\cf2\super [152]} and harps for the singers. No person ever saw such beautiful things like those things made from the algum wood in the country of Judah.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time! {\cf2\super [1]}

Daniel 3:15

Now, when you hear the sound of the horns, flutes, lyres, {\cf2\super [32]} sambucas, {\cf2\super [33]} harps, bagpipes, {\cf2\super [34]} and all the other musical instruments, you must bow down and worship the gold idol. If you are ready to worship the idol I have made, that will be good. But if you don’t worship it, you will be thrown very quickly into the hot furnace. Then no god will be able to save you from my power!”

Daniel 3:5

You must bow down as soon as you hear the sound of all the musical instruments. When you hear the horns, flutes, lyres, {\cf2\super [22]} sambucas, {\cf2\super [23]} harps, bagpipes, {\cf2\super [24]} and all of the other musical instruments, you must worship the gold idol. King Nebuchadnezzar has set this idol up.

Daniel 3:7

So, as soon as they heard the sound of the horns, flutes, lyres, {\cf2\super [25]} sambucas, {\cf2\super [26]} bagpipes, {\cf2\super [27]} and all of the other musical instruments, they bowed down and worshiped the gold idol. All the peoples, nations, and men of every kind of language there worshiped the gold idol that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Amos 6:5

You play your harps.\par And like David, you practice on {\cf2\super [78]} \par your musical instruments.\par