Ecc 9:8 | JFB | STEP | 8. white-- in token of joy ( ). Solomon was clad in white (Josephus, Antiquities, 8:7,3); hence his attire is compared to the "lilies" ( ), typical of the spotless righteousness of Jesus Christ, which the redeemed shall wear ( ; ). ointment-- ( ), opposed to a gloomy exterior ( ; ; ); typical, also ( ; ).

‏ Ecclesiastes 9:8

8. white--in token of joy (Is 61:3). Solomon was clad in white (Josephus, Antiquities, 8:7,3); hence his attire is compared to the "lilies" (Mt 6:29), typical of the spotless righteousness of Jesus Christ, which the redeemed shall wear (Re 3:18; 7:14).

ointment--(Psa 23:5), opposed to a gloomy exterior (2Sa 14:2; Psa 45:7; Mt 6:17); typical, also (Ec 7:1; So 1:3).