Ecclesiastes 1:1

In 11 translations

BSB

These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:Or the Convener or the Preacher or the leader of the assembly; Hebrew Qoheleth is rendered as the Teacher throughout Ecclesiastes.

KJV

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

WEB

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

ASV

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

LSV

Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:

YLT

Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:

DBY

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

DRC

The words of Ecclesiastes, the son of David, king of Jerusalem.

GNV

The wordes of the Preacher, the sonne of Dauid King in Ierusalem.

JPS

THE WORDS OF the Koheleth, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

LXXE

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.

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WLC

דִּבְרֵי֙ קֹהֶ֣לֶת בֶּן־דָּוִ֔ד מֶ֖לֶךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

LXX-Br

ῬΗΜΑΤΑ Ἐκκλησιαστοῦ υἱοῦ Δαυὶδ βασιλέως Ἰσραὴλ ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Ecclesiastes 12:8–10“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!” Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs. The Teacher searched to…
• Ecclesiastes 1:12I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
• Ecclesiastes 7:27“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.
• 1 Kings 11:42–43Thus the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
• 2 Chronicles 10:17–19but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah. Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam…
• 2 Peter 2:5if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
• 2 Chronicles 9:30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
• Psalms 40:9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
• Nehemiah 6:7and you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: ‘There is a king in Judah.’ Soon these rumors will reach the ears of the king. So come, let us confer together.”
• Jonah 3:2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”

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