Since Solomon refers to some of the building projects he had undertaken, he must have written Ecclesiastes after their completion and before his deflection from true worship.
Tā kā Salamans piemin, ka ir cēlis namus, grāmatu viņš acīmredzot ir uzrakstījis pēc šo darbu pabeigšanas, bet pirms tam, kad viņš novērsās no patiesās pielūgsmes. ( Nehemijas 13: 26.)