Ecclesiastes 2:9

Tree of Life Version

So I became far wealthier than all before me in Jerusalem, yet my wisdom stayed with me.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:23

So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in wealth as well as in wisdom.

1 Kings 10:7

But I didn’t believe the reports until I came and my eyes saw it. Indeed, not even the half was told to me. You’re way past the report of wisdom and prosperity that I’d heard!

1 Kings 3:12

behold, I have done according to your words. I have given you a wise and discerning mind, so that there has been none like you before you, nor shall anyone like you arise after you.

1 Chronicles 29:25

Adonai highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had never been on any king before him in Israel.

2 Chronicles 1:1

Now Solomon the son of David firmly established himself over his kingdom. For Adonai his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

I spoke with my heart saying: “I have grown rich and increased in wisdom more than any who were before me over Jerusalem. Indeed, my heart has experienced much wisdom and knowledge.”

Ecclesiastes 5:11

The sleep of the laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much— but the excess of the rich permits him no sleep.