Ecclesiastes 2:9

New American Bible - revised edition

I accumulated much more than all others before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom, too, stayed with me.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:23

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

1 Kings 10:7

“I did not believe the report until I came and saw with my own eyes that not even the half had been told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report I heard.

1 Kings 3:12

I now do as you request. I give you a heart so wise and discerning that there has never been anyone like you until now, nor after you will there be anyone to equal you.

1 Chronicles 29:25

And the Lord exalted Solomon greatly in the eyes of all Israel, giving him a glorious reign such as had not been enjoyed by any king over Israel before him. David’s Death.

2 Chronicles 1:1

Solomon, son of David, strengthened his hold on the kingdom, for the Lord, his God, was with him, making him ever greater.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

Though I said to myself, “See, I have greatly increased my wisdom beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem, and my mind has broad experience of wisdom and knowledge,”

Ecclesiastes 5:11

Sleep is sweet to the laborer, whether there is little or much to eat; but the abundance of the rich allows them no sleep.