Ecclesiastes 4:14

God's Word

A young man came out of prison to rule as king, even though he had been born in poverty in that same kingdom.

Cross References

Genesis 41:14

Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and immediately he was brought from the prison. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came in front of Pharaoh.

2 Kings 24:12

King Jehoiakin of Judah, his mother, officials, generals, and eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. In the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon captured Jehoiakin.

2 Kings 24:6

Jehoiakim lay down in death with his ancestors, and his son Jehoiakin succeeded him as king.

2 Kings 25:7

They slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons as he watched, and then they blinded Zedekiah. They put him in bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.

Job 5:11

He places lowly people up high. He lifts those who mourn to safety.

Ecclesiastes 4:15

I saw all living people moving about under the sun. They sided with the second young man, the king’s successor.

Lamentations 4:20

The person the Lord anointed ⌞as king⌟, who is the breath of our life, was caught in their pits. We had thought that we would live in our king’s shadow among the nations.”

Daniel 4:31

Before the words came out of his mouth, a voice said from heaven, “King Nebuchadnezzar, listen to this: The kingdom has been taken from you.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from the trash heap in order to make them sit with nobles and even to make them inherit a glorious throne. “The pillars of the earth are the Lord’s. He has set the world on them.