Ecclesiastes 2:4

New Living Translation

I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards.

Cross References

Genesis 11:4

Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”

2 Samuel 18:18

During his lifetime, Absalom had built a monument to himself in the King’s Valley, for he said, “I have no son to carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and it is known as Absalom’s Monument to this day.

1 Kings 15:19

“Let there be a treaty between you and me like the one between your father and my father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone.”

1 Kings 9:1

So Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do.

1 Chronicles 27:27

Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the king’s vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham was responsible for the grapes and the supplies of wine.

2 Chronicles 26:10

He also constructed forts in the wilderness and dug many water cisterns, because he kept great herds of livestock in the foothills of Judah and on the plains. He was also a man who loved the soil. He had many workers who cared for his farms and vineyards, both on the hillsides and in the fertile valleys.

2 Chronicles 8:11

Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh’s daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her. He said, “My wife must not live in King David’s palace, for the Ark of the Lord has been there, and it is holy ground.”

Psalm 49:11

The grave is their eternal home, where they will stay forever. They may name their estates after themselves,

Song of Solomon 1:14

He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms from the vineyards of En-gedi.

Song of Solomon 7:12

Let us get up early and go to the vineyards to see if the grapevines have budded, if the blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates have bloomed. There I will give you my love.

Isaiah 5:1

Now I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a rich and fertile hill.

Daniel 4:30

As he looked out across the city, he said, ‘Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.’