Ecclesiastes 1:1 Cross References - BBE

¹ The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

⁴² And the time Solomon was king in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. ⁴³ And Solomon went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in the town of David his father: and Solomon went to rest with his fathers and Rehoboam his son became king in his place.

³⁰ Solomon was king over Israel in Jerusalem for forty years.

¹⁷ But Rehoboam was still king over those of the children of Israel who were living in the towns of Judah. ¹⁸ Then Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the overseer of the forced work; and he was stoned to death by all Israel. And King Rehoboam went quickly and got into his carriage to go in flight to Jerusalem. ¹⁹ So Israel was turned away from the family of David to this day.

⁷ And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.

⁹ I have given news of righteousness in the great meeting; O Lord, you have knowledge that I have not kept back my words.

¹² I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

²⁷ Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,

⁸ All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose. ⁹ And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings. ¹⁰ The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.

¹ The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;

² Up! go to Nineveh, that great town, and give it the word which I have given you.

⁵ And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers;