the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Louis Segond
Écclésiaste 2:9
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Je me suis agrandi, et je me suis accru plus que tous ceux qui ont été avant moi dans Jérusalem, et ma sagesse est demeurée avec moi.
Je me suis agrandi, et je me suis accru plus que tous ceux qui ont été avant moi à Jérusalem; et même ma sagesse est demeurée avec moi.
Et je suis devenu grand et je me suis accru plus que tous ceux qui ont été avant moi à Jérusalem; et pourtant ma sagesse est demeurée avec moi.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 1:16, 1 Kings 3:12, 1 Kings 10:7, 1 Kings 10:23, 1 Chronicles 29:25, 2 Chronicles 1:1, 2 Chronicles 9:22, 2 Chronicles 9:23
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 1:12 - such as none
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So I was great,.... Became famous for the great works wrought by him before mentioned;
and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem; the Targum adds, "in riches"; but it seems rather to respect his fame and glory among men; though in general it may include his increase of wealth, power, and honour, and everything that contributed to his external happiness;
also my wisdom remained with me; the Targum adds, "and it helped me"; which he exercised and showed in the government of his kingdom, in the conduct of his family, in his personal deportment and behaviour; amidst all his pleasures, he did not neglect the study of natural knowledge, nor give himself up to sordid and sinful lusts; and so was a better judge of pleasure, whether true happiness consisted in it or not.