Ecclesiastes 2:4 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:4

4: I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards.

Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction.
One of Solomon's buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. The great cedar ceiling beams rested on four rows of cedar pillars.
It had a cedar roof supported by forty-five rafters that rested on three rows of pillars, fifteen in each row.
On each of the side walls there were three rows of windows facing each other.
All the doorways were rectangular in frame; they were in sets of three, facing each other.

It was now twenty years since Solomon had become king, and the great building projects of the LORD's Temple and his own royal palace were completed.
Solomon now turned his attention to rebuilding the towns that King Hiram had given him, and he settled Israelites in them.
It was at this time, too, that Solomon fought against the city of Hamath-zobah and conquered it.
He rebuilt Tadmor in the desert and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers.
He fortified the cities of Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, rebuilding their walls and installing barred gates.

So Solomon finished building the Temple of the LORD, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do.

"Solomon has a vineyard at Baal-hamon, which he rents to some farmers there. Each of them pays one thousand pieces of silver for its use.
But as for my own vineyard, O Solomon, you can take my thousand pieces of silver. And I will give two hundred pieces of silver to those who care for its vines."

For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in,
and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else,
that is the time to be careful. Do not become proud at that time and forget the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

He also constructed forts in the wilderness and dug many water cisterns, because he kept great herds of livestock in the foothills of Judah and on the plains. He was also a man who loved the soil. He had many workers who cared for his farms and vineyards, both on the hillsides and in the fertile valleys.

As he looked out across the city, he said, `Just look at this great city of Babylon! I, by my own mighty power, have built this beautiful city as my royal residence and as an expression of my royal splendor.'

Solomon moved his wife, Pharaoh's daughter, from the City of David to the new palace he had built for her. He said, "My wife must not live in King David's palace, for the Ark of the LORD has been there, and it is holy ground."

Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the king's vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham was responsible for the grapes and the supplies of wine.

The throne had six steps and a rounded back. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with the figure of a lion standing on each side of the throne.
Solomon made twelve other lion figures, one standing on each end of each of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

Let us get up early and go out to the vineyards. Let us see whether the vines have budded, whether the blossoms have opened, and whether the pomegranates are in flower. And there I will give you my love.

"Let us renew the treaty that existed between your father and my father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone."

During his lifetime, Absalom had built a monument to himself in the King's Valley, for he had said, "I have no son to carry on my name." He named the monument after himself, and it is known as Absalom's Monument to this day.

The grave is their eternal home, where they will stay forever. They may name their estates after themselves, but they leave their wealth to others.

Now I will sing a song for the one I love about his vineyard: My beloved has a vineyard on a rich and fertile hill.

Let's build a great city with a tower that reaches to the skies--a monument to our greatness! This will bring us together and keep us from scattering all over the world."

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