It happened after this, that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Shomron.
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks 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. |
It happened after this, that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Shomron.
I have also seen wisdom under the sun in this way, and it seemed great to me.
For the days will come on you, when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, surround you, tzitzit you in on every side,
Only the trees of which you know that they are not trees for food, you shall destroy and cut them down; and you shall build bulwarks against the city that makes war with you, until it fall.