There was a little city with a few people in it and a mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built great siege works against it.
Now it came to pass after this, that King Ben-hadad of Aram gathered all his army and marched against Samaria and besieged it.
I also observed this as wisdom under the sun, and it greatly impressed me.
For the days will come upon you when your enemies will surround you with barricades and hem you in on all sides.
You may destroy and chop down only the trees that you know are not trees for food, so that you may build siege equipment against the city that is making war with you until its downfall.