12 wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. (A)I will also give you riches, wealth, and honor, [a]such as none of the kings who were before you has possessed, nor will those who will [b]come after you.”

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  1. 2 Chronicles 1:12 Lit which was not so to the kings who were before you
  2. 2 Chronicles 1:12 Lit be

12 therefore wisdom and knowledge will be given you. And I will also give you wealth, possessions and honor,(A) such as no king who was before you ever had and none after you will have.(B)

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a person to whom God has (A)given riches, wealth, and honor, so that his soul (B)lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God has not given him the opportunity to [a]enjoy these things, but a foreigner [b]enjoys them. This is futility and a severe affliction.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 6:2 Lit eat from it
  2. Ecclesiastes 6:2 Lit eats it

God gives some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that they lack nothing their hearts desire, but God does not grant them the ability to enjoy them,(A) and strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.(B)

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