Ecclesiastes 2:5

New Living Translation

I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees.

Cross References

Nehemiah 2:8

And please give me a letter addressed to Asaph, the manager of the king’s forest, instructing him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself.” And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God was on me.

Song of Solomon 4:12

You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride, a secluded spring, a hidden fountain.

Song of Solomon 4:13

Your thighs shelter a paradise of pomegranates with rare spices— henna with nard,

Song of Solomon 4:16

Awake, north wind! Rise up, south wind! Blow on my garden and spread its fragrance all around. Come into your garden, my love; taste its finest fruits.

Song of Solomon 5:1

I have entered my garden, my treasure, my bride! I gather myrrh with my spices and eat honeycomb with my honey. I drink wine with my milk. Oh, lover and beloved, eat and drink! Yes, drink deeply of your love!

Song of Solomon 6:2

My lover has gone down to his garden, to his spice beds, to browse in the gardens and gather the lilies.

Jeremiah 39:4

When King Zedekiah of Judah and all the soldiers saw that the Babylonians had broken into the city, they fled. They waited for nightfall and then slipped through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden and headed toward the Jordan Valley.