Ecclesiastes 1:12
Ecclesiastes chapter 1 · verse 12 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
KJV
King James Version · 1611I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Context
v.11There is no remembrance of the former generations; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, among those that shall come after.
v.12This passage
v.13And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 1:1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
- 1 Kings 4:1
And king Solomon was king over all Israel.