Ecclesiastes 2:5

“I made me gardens and orchards, etc.] Of the king’s garden, we read (<243904>Jeremiah 39:4). Adrichomiusf52 makes mention of a royal garden in the suburbs of Jerusalem, fenced with walls; and was a paradise of fruit trees, herbs, spices, and flowers; abounded with all kind of fruit, exceeding pleasant and delightful to the senses: and, as Solomon was so great a botanist, and knew the nature and use of all kinds of trees and herbs, (<110433>1 Kings 4:33); no doubt but he has a herbal garden, well stocked with everything of that kind, curious and useful; (see <112102>1 Kings 21:2). Gardens are made for pleasure as well as profit; Adam, as soon as created, was put into a garden, to add to his…”

“gardens--Hebrew, "paradises," a foreign word; Sanskrit, "a place enclosed with a wall"; Armenian and Arabic, "a pleasure ground with flowers and shrubs near the king's house, or castle." An earthly paradise can never make up for the want of the heavenly (Rev 2:7).”

“Orchards - literally, “paradises,” i. e., parks or pleasure-grounds (compare Nehemiah 2:8 note). Indications of at least three of these have been pointed out; one at Jerusalem near the pool of Siloam, called “the king’s garden” Nehemiah 3:15; Jeremiah 52:7; a second near Bethlehem (compare Ecclesiastes 2:6); and a third in the remote north, on the heights of Hermon Song of Solomon 4:8; Song of Solomon 8:11. return to 'Top of Page'”

“me: Sol 4:12-16, Sol 5:1, Sol 6:2; Jer 39:4 I planted: Gen 2:8, Gen 2:9; Luk 17:27-29 Ecclesiastes 2:6”