Ecclesiastes 9:14
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New International Version (©1984)
There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siegeworks against it.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
There was a small town with a few soldiers in it, and a powerful king came to attack it. He surrounded it and blockaded it.

King James Bible
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:

American King James Version
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:

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A little city, and few men in it: there came against it a great king, and invested it, and built bulwarks round about it, and the siege was perfect.

Darby Bible Translation
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and encompassed it, and built great bulwarks against it:

English Revised Version
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:

Webster's Bible Translation
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:

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

Young's Literal Translation
A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;

Geneva Study Bible

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:

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

14, 15. (2Sa 20:16-22).

bulwarks-military works of besiegers.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:13-18 A man may, by his wisdom, bring to pass that which he could never do by his strength. If God be for us, who can be against us, or stand before us? Solomon observes the power of wisdom, though it may labour under outward disadvantages. How forcible are right words! But wise and good men must often content themselves with the satisfaction of having done good, or, at least, endeavoured to do it, when they cannot do the good they would, nor have the praise they should. How many of the good gifts, both of nature and Providence, does one sinner destroy and make waste! He who destroys his own soul destroys much good. One sinner may draw many into his destroying ways. See who are the friends and enemies of a kingdom or a family, if one saint does much good, and one sinner destroys much good.


2 Samuel 20:16 Then a wise woman called from the city, "Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, 'Come here that I may speak with you.'" (NASB ©1995)

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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 2Sa 20:15-22 2Ki 6:24-33 7:1

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