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Ecclesiastes 2:8

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כָּנַ֤סְתִּיka.Nas.tiI gatheredH3664 →
לִי֙lifor <the> myself
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571 →
כֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefsilverH3701 →
וְזָהָ֔בve.za.Havand goldH2091 →
וּסְגֻלַּ֥תu.se.gu.Latand treasure ofH5459 →
מְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimkingsH4428 →
וְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתve.ha.me.di.Notand <the> provincesH4082 →
עָשִׂ֨יתִי'a.Si.tiI acquiredH6213 →
לִ֜יlifor <the> myself
שָׁרִ֣יםsha.Rimmale singersH7891 →
וְשָׁר֗וֹתve.sha.Rotand female singersH7891 →
וְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛תve.ta.'a.nu.Gotand [the] delights ofH8588 →
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] children ofH1121 →
הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH120 →
שִׁדָּ֥הshi.DahbreastH7705 →
וְשִׁדּֽוֹת׃ve.shi.Dotand breastsH7705 →

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1 Kings 10:10Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.2 Samuel 19:35I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?1 Kings 9:28They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.Psalms 39:6Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.1 Kings 10:14The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,1 Kings 14:21–22Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.2 Chronicles 9:11The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)2 Chronicles 9:15–21King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.Daniel 3:5As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.Amos 6:5You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.1 Kings 10:21All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.Ezra 2:65in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.1 Kings 14:27Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.Daniel 3:15Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”Psalms 150:3–5Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.1 Chronicles 25:6All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.1 Kings 9:14And Hiram had sent the king 120 talents of gold.Job 21:11–12They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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