Ecclesiastes 9:14

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.

Cross References

2 Kings 6:24

Now it happened that, after these things, Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army, and he ascended and was besieging Samaria.

Ecclesiastes 9:13

This wisdom, likewise, I have seen under the sun, and I have examined it intensely.

Luke 19:43

For the days will overtake you. And your enemies will encircle you with a valley. And they will surround you and hem you in on every side.

Deuteronomy 20:20

But if there are any trees which are not fruitful, but are wild, and if these are fit for other uses, then cut them down, and make machines, until you have captured the city that is contending against you."