Ecclesiastes 2:7

⁵ I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.

⁶ I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.

I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,

⁸ and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.

⁹ So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.

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BSB: I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
KJV: I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
WEB: I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.
ASV: 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;
DARBY: I acquired servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that had been in Jerusalem before me.
BLB: I acquired menservants and maidservants, and sons of the house were unto me; also there were unto me great possessions of cattle and sheep, more than all who were before my face in Jerusalem;

ÅB: Jeg kjøpte slaver og slavekvinner, jeg hadde tjenestefolk som var født i mitt hus; jeg fikk meg også meget fe, både stort og smått, mere enn alle som hadde vært før meg i Jerusalem;
OTB: Jeg skaffet meg mannlige og kvinnelige tjenere, og hadde tjenere født i mitt hus. Jeg eide også flere flokker og hjorder enn noen før meg i Jerusalem.
B1930: Jeg kjøpte træler og trælkvinner, jeg hadde tjenestefolk som var født i mitt hus; jeg fikk mig også meget fe, både stort og smått, mere enn alle som hadde vært før mig i Jerusalem;

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Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Chronicles 32:27–29
Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
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Genesis 13:2
And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
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2 Kings 3:4
Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.
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1 Kings 9:20–22
As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)—
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2 Chronicles 26:10
Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.
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Ezra 2:58
The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.
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Job 42:12
So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
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Genesis 17:12–13
Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.
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