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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ecclesiastes/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all <i>kind of</i> fruits:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ecclesiastes/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all <i>kinds</i> of fruit trees in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ecclesiastes/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I made gardens and parks for myself, and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I made gardens and parks for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ecclesiastes/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I made gardens and parks for myself, and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I made for myself gardens and parks, and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I made gardens and orchards for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I made gardens and parks for myself and planted every kind of fruit tree in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I made gardens and parks for myself and planted every kind of fruit tree in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ecclesiastes/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I had flower gardens and orchards full of fruit trees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ecclesiastes/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ecclesiastes/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I made gardens and parks for myself. I planted every kind of fruit tree in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I planted gardens and orchards, with all kinds of fruit trees in them; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ecclesiastes/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I constructed gardens and orchards for myself, and within them I planted all kinds of fruit trees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ecclesiastes/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I designed royal gardens and parks for myself, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ecclesiastes/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ecclesiastes/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I made for myself gardens and paradises, and I planted in them trees of every fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I made for me gardens and paradises, and I planted in them trees of every fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I made to me gardens and pleasure grounds, and I planted in them a tree of all fruit.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I made gardens, and orchards, and set them with trees of all kinds, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I made gardens and orchards. And I planted them with trees of every kind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ecclesiastes/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I made gardens and parks, and in them set out fruit trees of all sorts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ecclesiastes/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them trees of all kinds of fruit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I made for myself gardens and paradises, and I planted in them trees of every fruit<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ecclesiastes/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them every kind of fruit-tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8-2fxj-VcEg?start=204" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/2.htm">The Futility of Pleasure</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1593.htm" title="1593: gan·nō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A garden. Feminine of gan; a garden.">gardens</a> <a href="/hebrew/6508.htm" title="6508: ū·p̄ar·dê·sîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A preserve, park. Of foreign origin; a park.">and parks</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">for myself,</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: wə·nā·ṭa‘·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">I planted</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all kinds</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: pe·rî (N-ms) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">of fruit</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-msc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">trees.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-33.htm">1 Kings 4:33</a></span><br />He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">1 Kings 7:1-12</a></span><br />Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. / He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams. / The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Nehemiah 2:8</a></span><br />And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Nehemiah 9:25</a></span><br />They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-2</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Isaiah 65:21-22</a></span><br />They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. / No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Jeremiah 12:10</a></span><br />Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-5.htm">Jeremiah 31:5</a></span><br />Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9</a></span><br />For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:</p><p class="hdg">me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-12.htm">Song of Solomon 4:12-16</a></b></br> A garden inclosed <i>is</i> my sister, <i>my</i> spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Song of Solomon 5:1</a></b></br> I am come into my garden, my sister, <i>my</i> spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2</a></b></br> My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.</p><p class="hdg">i planted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8,9</a></b></br> And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Luke 17:27-29</a></b></br> They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/31-31.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-21.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/psalms/148-9.htm">Fruit-Trees</a> <a href="/psalms/92-13.htm">Gardens</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-14.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-13.htm">Kinds</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-11.htm">Orchards</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-4.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-4.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-13.htm">Sorts</a> <a href="/psalms/148-9.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-18.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-18.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/genesis/1-11.htm">Fruit-Trees</a> <a href="/songs/4-15.htm">Gardens</a> <a href="/songs/4-14.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/songs/4-10.htm">Kinds</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Orchards</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-2.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-2.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-8.htm">Sorts</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-6.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Ecclesiastes 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-1.htm">the vanity of human courses is the work of pleasure</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-12.htm">Though the wise be better than the fool, yet both have one event</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-18.htm">The vanity of human labor, in leaving it they know not to whom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-24.htm">Nothing better than joy in our labor but that is God's gift</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The creation of gardens and parks signifies a desire for beauty, luxury, and a controlled environment, which was a common pursuit among ancient Near Eastern kings. The mention of "for myself" highlights the self-centered nature of these endeavors, emphasizing the theme of vanity and the fleeting nature of earthly accomplishments found throughout Ecclesiastes. This pursuit of personal satisfaction contrasts with the biblical call to seek fulfillment in God rather than in material or earthly achievements.<p><b>where I planted all kinds of fruit trees</b><br>The planting of "all kinds of fruit trees" suggests a diversity and abundance that reflects the wealth and resources available to Solomon. Fruit trees were a symbol of prosperity and blessing in the ancient world, often associated with the Promised Land, described as a land flowing with milk and honey. This imagery connects to the Garden of Eden, where God provided a variety of trees for Adam and Eve, symbolizing divine provision and abundance. The act of planting also implies a sense of ownership and control over nature, which can be seen as a metaphor for human attempts to find meaning and satisfaction apart from God. This phrase invites reflection on the futility of seeking ultimate fulfillment in earthly pleasures and possessions, a central theme in Ecclesiastes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Ecclesiastes, Solomon was the king of Israel known for his wisdom, wealth, and extensive building projects, including gardens and parks.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gardens_and_parks.htm">Gardens and Parks</a></b><br>These are the physical manifestations of Solomon's efforts to find meaning and satisfaction through his own achievements and pleasures.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fruit_trees.htm">Fruit Trees</a></b><br>Symbolic of prosperity and abundance, these trees represent the culmination of Solomon's labor and the natural beauty he sought to create.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pursuit_of_pleasure.htm">The Pursuit of Pleasure</a></b><br>Solomon's creation of gardens and parks illustrates the human tendency to seek fulfillment in earthly pleasures and accomplishments. However, true satisfaction is found in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_achievements.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Achievements</a></b><br>While Solomon's projects were grand, they were ultimately temporary. This reminds us to focus on eternal values rather than transient successes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_creation.htm">Stewardship of Creation</a></b><br>Solomon's interest in nature can inspire us to appreciate and care for God's creation, recognizing our role as stewards of the earth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_god's_provision.htm">Contentment in God's Provision</a></b><br>The contrast between Solomon's efforts and God's provision in Eden encourages us to find contentment in what God provides, rather than striving for more.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ecclesiastes_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ecclesiastes 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_stance_on_overthinking.htm">What defines spiritual sickness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_ecclesiastes_2_4-6_projects.htm">In Ecclesiastes 2:4-6, where is the archaeological or historical evidence for the massive building projects claimed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'heaven'_fit_with_astronomy.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:2 says 'God is in heaven,' but how does this reconcile with modern astronomy that finds no physical location called 'heaven'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ecclesiastes'_authorship_credible.htm">If some scholars argue that Ecclesiastes was written well after Solomon's era, can the book's claimed authorship be historically trusted?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Orchards.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">parks. </span>The word, which occurs also in <a href="/songs/4-3.htm" title="Your lips are like a thread of scarlet, and your speech is comely: your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within your locks.">Song of Solomon 4:3</a>, <a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm" title="And a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me.">Nehemiah 2:8</a>, is originally Persian, and passed into the Greek and into modern languages in the form of "paradise" (<a href="/luke/23-43.htm" title="And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, To day shall you be with me in paradise.">Luke 23:43</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/12-4.htm" title="How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.">2Corinthians 12:4</a>; and in LXX., <a href="/genesis/2-10.htm" title="And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became into four heads.">Genesis 2:10</a>; <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm" title="And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you come to Zoar.">Genesis 13:10</a>; <a href="/numbers/24-6.htm" title="As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD has planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.">Numbers 24:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/1-30.htm" title="For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.">Isaiah 1:30</a>; <a href="//apocrypha.org/ecclesiasticus/24-30.htm" title="I also came out as a brook from a river, and as a conduit into a garden.">Ecclesiasticus 24:30</a>; Susan. 5:4). Parks and trees giving, not only fruit, but shade from the hot Eastern sun, were an almost necessary part of kingly luxury. The king's garden is spoken of in <a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm" title="And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to my house: and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to you, I will give you the worth of it in money.">1Kings 21:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/21-18.htm" title="And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.">2Kings 21:18</a>; <a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm" title="And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.">2Kings 25:4</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm" title="But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and to the stairs that go down from the city of David.">Nehemiah 3:15</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ecclesiastes/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I made me gardens and orchards</span>. Solomon's love of gardens appears throughout the Canticles (<a href="/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2</a>, etc.). He had a king's garden on the slope of the hills south of the city (<a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4</a>); and Beth-hacchemm, "the House of the Vine," at Ain Karim, about six miles east of Jerusalem (<a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1</a>); and at Baal-hamon another extensive vineyard (<a href="/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11</a>). The word rendered "orchard" (<span class="accented">parder</span>) occurs also in <a href="/songs/4-13.htm">Song of Solomon 4:13</a> and <a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Nehemiah 2:8</a>. It is a Persian word, and passed into the Greek form <span class="greek">παράδειος</span> (Xenophon, 'Anab.,' 1:2.7), meaning "a park" planted with forest and fruit trees, and containing herds of animals. It is probably derived from the Zend <span class="accented">oairidaeza</span>," an enclosure." (For the trees in such parks, see <a href="/songs/4-13.htm">Song of Solomon 4:13, 14</a>; and for an estimate of Solomon's works, Josephus, 'Ant.,' 8:07. 3.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I made</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשִׂ֣יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">myself</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">gardens</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּנּ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(gan·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1593.htm">Strong's 1593: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and parks</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ar·dê·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6508.htm">Strong's 6508: </a> </span><span class="str2">A preserve, park</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and planted</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṭa‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike in, fix, to plant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in them</span><br /><span class="heb">בָהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">all kinds</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of fruit</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּֽרִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(pe·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trees.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֥ץ</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 2:5 I made myself gardens and parks (Ecclesiast. 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