Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ecclesiastes 1:12

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12. Resumption of :- , the intermediate verses being the introductory statement of his thesis. Therefore, "the Preacher" ( Koheleth ) is repeated. was king —instead of "am," because he is about to give the results of his past experience during his long reign. in Jerusalem —specified, as opposed to David, who reigned both in Hebron and Jerusalem; whereas Solomon reigned only in Jerusalem. "King of Israel in Jerusalem," implies that he reigned over Israel and Judah combined; whereas David, at Hebron, reigned only over Judah, and not, until he was settled in Jerusalem, over both Israel and Judah. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-13" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-ecc-1-003

절 (explains)

bible-text/ecc-1-12

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological