Ecclesiastes 4:14

Bible in Basic English 1965

Because out of a prison the young man comes to be king, though by birth he was only a poor man in the kingdom.

Cross References

Genesis 41:14

Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they took him quickly out of prison; and when his hair had been cut and his dress changed, he came before Pharaoh.

2 Kings 24:12

Then Jehoiachin, king of Judah, went out to the king of Babylon, with his mother and his servants and his chiefs and his unsexed servants; and in the eighth year of his rule the king of Babylon took him.

2 Kings 24:6

So Jehoiakim went to rest with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place.

2 Kings 25:7

And they put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes, and then they put out his eyes, and chaining him with iron bands, took him to Babylon.

Job 5:11

Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;

Ecclesiastes 4:15

I saw all the living under the sun round the young man who was to be ruler in place of the king.

Lamentations 4:20

Our breath of life, he on whom the holy oil was put, was taken in their holes; of whom we said, Under his shade we will be living among the nations.

Daniel 4:31

While the word was still in the king's mouth, a voice came down from heaven, saying, O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is said: The kingdom has gone from you:

1 Samuel 2:8

Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.