Some time later King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army; he marched against Samaria and laid siege to it.
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 There was a little city with few people in it. A great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
Some time later King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army; he marched against Samaria and laid siege to it.
I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.
Indeed, the days will come upon you when your enemies will set up ramparts around you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
You may destroy only the trees that you know do not produce food; you may cut them down for use in building siegeworks against the town that makes war with you, until it falls.