Ecclesiastes 1:1; Ecclesiastes 1:12; Ecclesiastes 1:16; Ecclesiastes 2:7; Ecclesiastes 2:9

Ecclesiastes 1:1

1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:

Ecclesiastes 1:12

12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

16 I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.”

Ecclesiastes 2:7

7 I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves who were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me.

Ecclesiastes 2:9

9 I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.