Ecclesiastes 2:8 - Tree of Life Version

⁸ I also amassed silver and gold for myself, as well as the treasure of kings and the provinces. I acquired male and female singers for myself, as well as the luxuries of humankind—vaults and vaults of them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got for myself men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men–concubines very many. [I Kings 9:28; 10:10, 14, 21.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

Common English Bible

⁸ I amassed silver and gold for myself, the treasures of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers for myself, along with every human luxury, treasure chests galore!

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ I amassed for myself silver and gold, and the wealth of kings and governors. I chose men and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, bowls and pitchers for the purpose of pouring wine.

Ecclesiastes 2:8 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 19:35

But Barzillai said to the king, “How many years are left of my life that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

1 Kings 10:10

Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come as what the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

1 Kings 10:14

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

1 Kings 10:21

All of King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the Forest House of Lebanon were of pure gold. (None was of silver—that did not count for anything in the days of Solomon.)

1 Kings 11:3

So he had 700 wives as princesses and 300 concubines—and his women led his heart astray.

1 Kings 14:27

So King Rehoboam made in their place bronze shields and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, watching over the doorway of the royal palace.

1 Kings 9:14

(Hiram had also sent to the king 120 talents of gold.)

1 Kings 9:28

So they went to Ophir and took from there 420 talents of gold, and brought it to King Solomon.

1 Chronicles 25:1

Moreover, David and the commanders of the army, set apart for avodah the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun who prophesied with lyres, harps and cymbals. The list of those who performed this work according to their service was:

1 Chronicles 25:6

All these were under the direction of their father for singing in the House of Adonai with cymbals, harps and lyres for the avodah of the House of God under the hand of the king. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman along with

2 Chronicles 9:11

From the sandalwood the king made ramps for the House of Adonai and for the royal palace, and lyres and harps for the singers—nothing like them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.

Ezra 2:65

not including their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Futile! Futile! says Kohelet. Completely meaningless! Everything is futile!

Daniel 3:15

Now if you are ready, at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and pipes and all kinds of music you must fall down and worship the image that I have made. But if you do not worship, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire! Then what god will be able to deliver you out of my hands?”

Daniel 3:5

that when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

Daniel 3:7

Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Amos 6:5

chanting to the sound of harp like David, inventing their own instruments of song,