Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
communed with . . . heart— (Genesis 24:45).
come to great estate—Rather, "I have magnified and gotten" (literally, "added," increased), etc.
all . . . before me in Jerusalem—namely, the priests, judges, and two kings that preceded Solomon. His wisdom exceeded that of all before Jesus Christ, the antitypical Koheleth, or "Gatherer of men," (Luke 13:34), and "Wisdom" incarnate (Matthew 11:19; Matthew 12:42).
had . . . experience—literally, "had seen" (Jeremiah 2:31). Contrast with this glorying in worldly wisdom (Jeremiah 9:23-24).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 1:16:
Ecclesiastes 2:12
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