Ecclesiastes 2:9 - Easy To Read Version

⁹ I became very rich and famous. I was greater than any person that lived in Jerusalem before me. And my wisdom was always there to help me.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ So I became great and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me and stood by me.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Common English Bible

⁹ So I became far greater than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. Moreover, my wisdom stood by me.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And I surpassed in opulence all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also persevered with me.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And I surpassed in riches all that were before me in Jerusalem: my wisdom also remained with me.

Ecclesiastes 2:9 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 10:23

Solomon was the greatest king on earth. He had the most riches and wisdom of all kings.

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 is much greater than people told me.

1 Kings 3:12

So, I will give you the thing you asked. I will make you wise and intelligent. I will make your wisdom so great, that there has never in the past been anyone like you. And in the future, there will never be anyone like you.

1 Chronicles 29:25

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

2 Chronicles 1:1

Solomon became a very strong king because the Lord his God was with him. The Lord made Solomon very great.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

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

Ecclesiastes 5:11

The more wealth a person has, the more “friends” he has to help spend it. So that rich person really gains nothing. He can only look at his wealth.