Ecclesiastes 1:1; Ecclesiastes 1:12; Ecclesiastes 2:8; Ecclesiastes 2:12; Ecclesiastes 4:13; Ecclesiastes 5:9; Ecclesiastes 8:2; Ecclesiastes 8:4; Ecclesiastes 9:14; Ecclesiastes 10:16; Ecclesiastes 10:17; Ecclesiastes 10:20

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 2:8

8 I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers, and a harem as well—the delights of a man’s heart.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

12 Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom, and also madness and folly. What more can the king’s successor do than what has already been done?

Ecclesiastes 4:13

13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

Ecclesiastes 5:9

9 The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

Ecclesiastes 8:2

2 Obey the king’s command, I say, because you took an oath before God.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

4 Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Ecclesiastes 9:14

14 There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it.

Ecclesiastes 10:16

16 Woe to the land whose king was a servantand whose princes feast in the morning.

Ecclesiastes 10:17

17 Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.

Ecclesiastes 10:20

20 Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird in the sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.