Ecclesiastes 2:8

Amplified Bible

⁸Also, I collected for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself male singers and female singers, and the delights and pleasures of men—^[a]many ^[b]concubines.^(A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Ecclesiastes 2:8 Solomon’s reign began under most promising conditions, but soon his own “wisdom” alone was guiding him. He openly affronted God by taking many wives, including pagan women. They seduced him into tolerating and later practicing idolatry (1 Kin 11:1ff).
Ecclesiastes 2:8 See note Gen 22:24.

Ecclesiastes 2:8 in all English translations