Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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)

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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.

English Standard Version 2016

¹⁴ There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.

Ecclesiastes 9:14 Tagairtí Cros

2 Kings 6:24

And it came to pass after these things, that Benadad king of Syria gathered together all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

Ecclesiastes 9:13

This wisdom also I have seen under the sun, and it seemed to me to be very great:

Luke 19:43

For the days shall come upon thee, and thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and straiten thee on every side,

Deuteronomy 20:20

But if there be any trees that are not fruitful, but wild, and fit for other uses: cut them down, and make engines, until thou take the city, which fighteth against thee.