Ecclesiastes 2:8 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
6I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
7I 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:
8I 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.
9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ecclesiastes 2:10
Both verses discuss the gathering of pleasures and treasures.
Matthew 6:21
Jesus teaches that where your treasure is, there your heart will be, resonating with the pursuit of treasures here.
Proverbs 21:17
Proverbs warns that those who love pleasure will be poor, contrasting with the abundance sought in Ecclesiastes.
Source: Ecclesiastes 2:8