Ecclesiastes 1:12
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I Ecclesiastes was king over Israel in Jerusalem,

1 Kings 4:1 And king Solomon reigned over all Israel:

Context
With Wisdom Comes Sorrow
12I Ecclesiastes was king over Israel in Jerusalem,13And I proposed in my mind to seek and search out wisely concerning all things that are done under the sun. This painful occupation hath God given to the children of men, to be exercised therein.…
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:1
The words of Ecclesiastes, the son of David, king of Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 7:27
Lo this have I found, said Ecclesiastes, weighing one thing after another, that I might find out the account,

Ecclesiastes 12:8
Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, and all things are vanity.

Lexicon
I,
אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 589: I

the Teacher,
קֹהֶ֗לֶת (qō·he·leṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6953: Preacher -- 'a collector (of sentences)', 'a preacher', a son of David

was
הָיִ֥יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

king
מֶ֛לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

in Jerusalem.
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (bî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel


Additional Translations
I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

I the preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

I, a preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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