Ecclesiastes 5:9

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

Cross-references

1 Samuel 8:12-17 warns the king will seize fields and crops — directly opposes the idea that the king benefits from fields; it's exploitation.

1 Kings 4:7–23 Historical context

1 Kings 4:7-23 details how Solomon's twelve officers provided food for the royal court from the land — a concrete example of the king being served by fields.

Psalm 104:14 Related theme

Psalm 104:14 reveals that God makes grass grow for livestock and plants for man to cultivate — the divine provision behind the land's produce.

Psalm 115:16 Related theme

Psalm 115:16 declares the earth is given to humans by God — the theological foundation for the land's produce serving the king and all.

Genesis 1:29 Related theme

Genesis 1:29 describes God giving plants for food to humans—the same earth's bounty that Ecclesiastes 5:9 says profits all, including the king.

Genesis 3:23 shows Adam sent to work the ground after the fall — the king's dependence on the field here echoes this original human relationship to the soil.

Psalm 104:15 Related theme

Psalm 104:15 lists wine, oil, and bread from the earth as gifts that gladden and strengthen — the fruits of cultivation that benefit all.

Proverbs 27:23–27 Related theme

Proverbs 27:23-27 instructs careful attention to flocks and fields for ongoing provision — echoes the theme of land's produce sustaining life.

Proverbs 28:19 Related theme

Proverbs 28:19 promises plenty from working the land, contrasting idleness — reinforces the value of cultivation implied here.