Ecclesiastes 1:1

Ecclesiastes 1:1

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

a. ASV: The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

b. YLT: Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:

c. Classic Amplified: The words of the Preacher, the son of David and king in Jerusalem.

d. Septuagint: The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: The words of Koheles son of David, king in Jerusalem

1. “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.”

a. [The] words [Strong: 1697 dâbâr, daw-baw'; from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:—act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.]

b. [of the] Preacher [Strong: 6953 qôheleth, ko-heh'-leth; feminine of active participle from H6950; a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer); abstractly, preaching (used as a 'nom de plume', Koheleth):—preacher.]

c. [the] son [Strong: 1121 bên, bane; from H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.):—afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, × in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, rebel, + robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, + spark, steward, + stranger, × surely, them of, + tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

d. [of] David [Strong: 1732 Dâvid, daw-veed'; rarely (fully); דָּוִיד Dâvîyd; from the same as H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse:—David.]

e. king [Strong: 4428 melek, meh'-lek; from H4427; a king:—king, royal.]

f. [in] Jerusalem [Strong: 3389 Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im; rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yᵉrûwshâlayim; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine:—Jerusalem.]

1). This establishes that Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes. It is similar to the openings of the epistles of the New Testament writers, in that they introduced themselves as the author of the epistle.

a). 1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.