Ecclesiastes 2:6 meaning and explanation

I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.

Ecclesiastes 2:6, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is the Teacher, a royal figure in Jerusalem who is testing whether pleasure, building and wealth can give lasting meaning. In verse 6 he continues listing his grand projects: gardens, parks and orchards, and now the water works that kept them alive.

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