Ecclesiastes 2:19 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:19

19: And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? And yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work. How meaningless!

James 3:17

  1. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no partiality and is always sincere.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

  1. So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is why they are here! No one will bring them back from death to enjoy life in the future.

2 Chronicles 10:13

  1. But Rehoboam spoke harshly to them, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors
  2. and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, "My father was harsh on you, but I'll be even harsher! My father used whips on you, but I'll use scorpions!"
  3. So the king paid no attention to the people's demands. This turn of events was the will of God, for it fulfilled the prophecy of the LORD spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh.
  4. When all Israel realized that the king had rejected their request, they shouted, "Down with David and his dynasty! We have no share in Jesse's son! Let's go home, Israel! Look out for your own house, O David!" So all Israel returned home.

James 1:17

  1. Whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God above, who created all heaven's lights. Unlike them, he never changes or casts shifting shadows.

1 Kings 12:14

  1. and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, "My father was harsh on you, but I'll be even harsher! My father used whips on you, but I'll use scorpions!"
  2. So the king paid no attention to the people's demands. This turn of events was the will of the LORD, for it fulfilled the LORD's message to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh.
  3. When all Israel realized that the king had rejected their request, they shouted, "Down with David and his dynasty! We have no share in Jesse's son! Let's go home, Israel! Look out for your own house, O David!" So the people of Israel returned home.
  4. But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.
  5. King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge of the labor force, to restore order, but all Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 9:13

  1. Here is another bit of wisdom that has impressed me as I have watched the way our world works.

2 Chronicles 12:9

  1. So King Shishak of Egypt came to Jerusalem and took away all the treasures of the Temple of the LORD and of the royal palace, including all of Solomon's gold shields.
  2. King Rehoboam later replaced them with bronze shields and entrusted them to the care of the captain of his bodyguard.

1 Kings 14:25

  1. In the fifth year of King Rehoboam's reign, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem.
  2. He ransacked the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace and stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made.
  3. Afterward Rehoboam made bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the care of the palace guard officers.
  4. Whenever the king went to the Temple of the LORD, the guards would carry them along and then return them to the guardroom.

Luke 16:8

  1. "The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the citizens of this world are more shrewd than the godly are.
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