Ecclesiastes 2:7 meaning and explanation
I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
Ecclesiastes 2:7, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the Teacher, a royal figure in Jerusalem who has been testing whether pleasure and achievement can give lasting meaning. In this verse he lists the household and livestock that made up a great ancient estate: servants bought with money, children born into servitude within his house, and herds and flocks larger than any earlier ruler of the city had owned.
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