Ecclesiastes 1:1 Cross References - Great

¹ These are the wordes of the Preather, the sonne of Dauid, kynge of Ierusalem.

⁴² The tyme that Salomon raygned in Ierusalem vpon all Israel, was fourtye yere. ⁴³ And Salomon slepte and he layde him with hys fathers, and was buryed in the cytie of Dauid his father, and Rehoboam his sonne raygned in hys steade.

³⁰ And Salomon raygned in Ierusalem vpon all Israel fourtye yeares.

¹⁷ so that Rehoboam raygned ouer no moo of the chyldren of Israel, then dwelt in the cyties of Iuda. ¹⁸ Then kynge Rehoboam also sente Haduram that was ruler ouer the tribute, and the chyldren of Israel stoned hym wt stones that he dyed. But kyng Rehoboam made spede to get him vp to his charret, to flye to Ierusalem. ¹⁹ And they of Israel rebelled agaynst the house of Dauid vnto thys daye.

⁷ and hast ordeyned the prophetes to preach of the at Ierusalem, and to saye: He is kynge of Iuda. And now shall thys come to the kynges eares: come now therfore, and let vs take our councell together.

⁹ I haue declared thy ryghtuousnesse in the great congregacion: Lo, I will not refrayne my lippes, O Lord, & that thou knowest.

¹² I my selfe the Preacher, was kyng of Israel at Ierusalem,

²⁷ Beholde (sayeth the preacher) thys haue I diligently searched oute & proued. One thinge must be considred with another, that a man may come by knowledge: whych as yet I seke, & fynde it not.

⁸ Then shall the dust be turned agayne vnto earth from whence it came, and the sprete shall returne vnto God, which gaue it. ⁹ All is but vanite (sayth the Preacher) all is but playne vanyte. ¹⁰ The Preacher was yet more wyse, and taught the people knowledge: he gaue good hede, sought out the grounde, and set forth many parables.

¹ The sprete of the Lorde God is vpon me, for the Lorde hath anoynted me, and sent me, to preach good tydynges vnto the poore, that I myght bynde vp the wounded hertes, that I myght preach delyueraunce to the captyue, and open the preson to them that are bounde:

² vp, and get the to Niniue that great cytie & preach vnto them the preachynge which I bade the.

⁵ nether spared the olde worlde, but saued. Noe the eyght preacher of ryghtewesnes, and brought in the floud vpon the worlde of the vngodly,