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Ecclesiastes 9:14

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[There was] a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

There was a little {H6996} city {H5892}, and few {H4592} men {H582} within it; and there came {H935} a great {H1419} king {H4428} against it, and besieged {H5437} it, and built {H1129} great {H1419} bulwarks {H4685} against it:

there was a small town with few people in it; and a great king came to attack it; he surrounded it and built massive siege-works against it.

There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Kings 6:24 (2 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

  • 2 Kings 7:20 (2 votes)

    And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.

  • 2 Samuel 20:15 (2 votes)

    And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that [were] with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

  • 2 Samuel 20:22 (2 votes)

    Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast [it] out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.