Ecclesiastes 1:12
10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- KJV
- I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- WEB
- I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- ASV
- I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- BLB
- I, Qoheleth, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- Jeg, predikeren, var konge over Israel i Jerusalem,
- OTB
- Jeg, Forkynneren, har vært konge over Israel i Jerusalem.
- B1930
- Jeg, predikeren, var konge over Israel i Jerusalem,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 1:1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Read in context1 Kings 4:1–19
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
Read in context