Some time later, King Ben-hadad of Aram brought all his military units together and marched up and laid siege to Samaria.
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works against it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There was a little city with few men in it. And a great king came against it and besieged it and built great bulwarks against it. American Standard Version (1901) There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Common English Bible There was a small town with only a few residents. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and waged a terrible war against it. 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A little city, and few men in it: there came against it a great king, and invested it, and built bulwarks round about it, and the siege was perfect. |
Some time later, King Ben-hadad of Aram brought all his military units together and marched up and laid siege to Samaria.
I have observed that this also is wisdom under the sun, and it is significant to me:
For the days will come on you when your enemies will build a barricade round you, surround you, and hem you in on every side.
But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce food. You may cut them down to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.