Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts." — Ecclesiastes 2:8 (ASV)
Kings - Both tributary (1 Kings 10:15) and independent (1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 9:14; 1 Kings 10:2); the “provinces” probably correspond to the kingdoms mentioned in (1 Kings 4:21).
As musical ... sorts - Rather, Many women (Compare to 1 Kings 11:1–3).