Ecclesiastes 1:1 Cross References - Bishops

¹ The wordes of the preacher ye sonne of Dauid kyng of Hierusalem

⁴² The tyme that Solomon raigned in Hierusalem vpon al Israel was fourtie yeres ⁴³ And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid his father: and Rehoboam his sonne raigned in his steade

³⁰ And Solomon raigned in Hierusalem vpon all Israel fouretie yeres

¹⁷ So that Rehoboam raigned ouer no mo of the children of Israel then dwelt in the cities of Iuda ¹⁸ Then king Rehoboam also sent Haduram that was ruler ouer the tribute, and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he dyed: But king Rehoboam made speede to get him vp to his charet, to flee to Hierusalem ¹⁹ And they of Israel rebelled against the house of Dauid vnto this day

⁷ And hast ordayned the prophetes to preache of thee at Hierusalem, and to say, He is king of Iuda. And now shall this come to the kinges eares: come now therefore, and let vs take our counsell together

⁹ I haue declared thy righteousnes in a great congregatio: lo I wil not refraine my lippes O God thou knowest [it.

¹² I my selfe the preacher was kyng of Israel at Hierusalem

²⁷ Beholde (saith the preacher) this haue I diligently searched out and proued: One thing must be considered with another, that a man may come by knowledge

⁸ All is but vanitie (saith the preacher) all is but playne vanitie ⁹ The preacher was yet more wyse, and taught the people knowledge, he gaue good heede, sought out the ground, and set foorth many parables ¹⁰ His diligence was to finde out acceptable wordes, right scripture, & the wordes of trueth

¹ The spirite of the Lord is vpon me: for the Lord hath annoynted me, and sent me to preache good tidinges vnto the poore, that I might binde vp the wounded heartes, that I might preache deliueraunce to the captiue, and open the prison to the that are bounde

² Aryse, and go to Niniue that great citie, and preache against it the preaching which I speake vnto thee

⁵ Neither spared the olde worlde, but saued Noe the eyght [person] a preacher of ryghteousnesse, and brought in the flood vpon the worlde of the vngodly