Ecclesiastes 2:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I became very rich and famous. I was greater than anyone who lived in Jerusalem before me. My wisdom was always there to help me.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:25

The Lord made Solomon very great. All the Israelites knew that the Lord was making him great. He gave Solomon the honor that a king should have. No king in Israel before Solomon had such honor.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

I said to myself, “I am very wise. I am wiser than all the kings who ruled Jerusalem before me. I know what wisdom and knowledge really are.”

1 Kings 10:23

King Solomon became greater in riches and wisdom than any other king on earth.

2 Chronicles 1:1

Solomon, the son of David, became a very strong king, because the Lord his God was with him and made him very great.

1 Kings 10:7

I did not believe it until I came and saw it with my own eyes. Now I see that it is even greater than what I heard. Your wealth and wisdom are much greater than people told me.

1 Kings 3:12

So I will give you what you asked for. I will make you wise and intelligent. I will make you wiser than anyone who ever lived or ever will live.

Ecclesiastes 5:11

The more wealth people have, the more “friends” they have to help spend it. So the rich really gain nothing. They can only look at their wealth.