Ecclesiastes 2:4
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
I made me great works; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards:
American King James Version (AKJV)
I made me great works; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards:
American Standard Version (ASV)
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
I undertook great works, building myself houses and planting vine-gardens.
Webster's Revision
I made me great works; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards:
World English Bible
I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards.
English Revised Version (ERV)
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
Clarke's Ecclesiastes 2:4 Bible Commentary
I builded me houses - Palace after palace; the house of the forest of Lebanon, 1 Kings 7:1, etc.; a house for the queen; the temple, etc., 2 Chronicles 8:1, etc.; 1 Kings 9:10, etc., besides many other buildings of various kinds.
Barnes's Ecclesiastes 2:4 Bible Commentary
Compare 1 Kings 7:1-12; 1 Kings 9:15-19; 1 Kings 10:14-27; and 2 Chronicles 8:4.
