Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁴ There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works against it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ There was a little city with few men in it. And a great king came against it and besieged it and built great bulwarks against it.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ There was a small town with only a few residents. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and waged a terrible war against it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ There was a small city, with a few men in it. There came against it a great king, who surrounded it, and built fortifications all around it, and the blockade was completed.

Ecclesiastes 9:14 Cross References

2 Kings 6:24

Some time later, King Ben-hadad  of Aram brought all his military units together and marched up and laid siege to Samaria.

Ecclesiastes 9:13

I have observed that this also is wisdom under the sun, and it is significant to me:

Luke 19:43

For the days will come on you   when your enemies will build a barricade round you, surround you, and hem you in on every side.

Deuteronomy 20:20

But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce food. You may cut them down to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.