Ecclesiastes 9:14

New International Reader's Version

There was once a small city. Only a few people lived there. A powerful king attacked it. He brought in war machines all around it.

Cross References

2 Kings 6:24

Some time later, Ben-Hadad gathered his entire army together. Ben-Hadad was the king of Aram. His army marched up and surrounded Samaria. Then they attacked it.

Ecclesiastes 9:13

Here’s something else I saw on this earth. I saw an example of wisdom that touched me deeply.

Luke 19:43

The days will come when your enemies will arrive. They will build a wall of dirt up against your city. They will surround you and close you in on every side.

Deuteronomy 20:20

But you can cut down trees that you know aren’t fruit trees. You can build war machines out of their wood. You can use them until you capture the city you are fighting against.