Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
white—in token of joy (Isaiah 61:3). Solomon was clad in white (JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 8:7,3); hence his attire is compared to the "lilies" (Matthew 6:29), typical of the spotless righteousness of Jesus Christ, which the redeemed shall wear (Revelation 3:18; Revelation 7:14).
ointment— (Psalms 23:5), opposed to a gloomy exterior (II Samuel 14:2; Psalms 45:7; Matthew 6:17); typical, also (Ecclesiastes 7:1; Song of Solomon 1:3).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 9:8:
Ecclesiastes 9:2
Ecclesiastes 9:11
Isaiah 35:10
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