Eclesiastés 2:5

5 me hice jardines y huertos, y planté en ellos toda clase de árboles frutales;

Eclesiastés 2:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 2:5

I made me gardens and orchards
Of the king's garden, we read ( Jeremiah 39:4 ) . Adrichomius ^F2 makes mention of a royal garden in the suburbs of Jerusalem, fenced with walls; and was a paradise of fruit trees, herbs, spices, and flowers; abounded with all kind of fruit, exceeding pleasant and delightful to the senses: and, as Solomon was so great a botanist, and knew the nature and use of all kinds of trees and herbs, ( 1 Kings 4:33 ) ; no doubt but he has a herbal garden, well stocked with everything of that kind, curious and useful; see ( 1 Kings 21:2 ) . Gardens are made for pleasure as well as profit; Adam, as soon as created, was put into a garden, to add to his natural pleasure and felicity, as well as for his employment, ( Genesis 2:8 ) ; and the pleasure of walking in a garden, and partaking of the fruits of it, are alluded to by Solomon, ( Song of Solomon 4:12 Song of Solomon 4:13 Song of Solomon 4:16 ) ( 5:1 ) ( 6:9 ) ; and I planted trees in them of all [kind of] fruits;
which, as before observed, he had thorough knowledge of, and many of which were brought him from foreign parts; and all served to make his gardens, orchards, parks, forests, and enclosures, very pleasant and delectable. The Targum adds,

``some for food, others for drink, and others for medicine.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 Theatrum Terrae Sanctae, p. 170.

Eclesiastés 2:5 In-Context

3 Consideré en mi corazón estimular mi cuerpo con el vino, mientras mi corazón me guiaba con sabiduría, de cómo echar mano de la insensatez, hasta que pudiera ver qué hay de bueno bajo el cielo que los hijos de los hombres hacen en los contados días de su vida.

4 Engrandecí mis obras, me edifiqué casas, planté viñas para mí;

5 me hice jardines y huertos, y planté en ellos toda clase de árboles frutales;

6 me hice estanques de aguas para regar el bosque con árboles en pleno crecimiento.

7 Compré esclavos y esclavas, y tuve esclavos nacidos en casa. Tuve también ganados, vacas y ovejas, más que todos los que me precedieron en Jerusalén.