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


In Context

6 I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared;

7 I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem;

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.

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

10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor.

11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:9I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:9And I surpassed in riches all that were before me in Jerusalem: my wisdom also remained with me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9And I became great, and increased above every one who had been before me in Jerusalem; also, my wisdom stood with me.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.