Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁴ 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.

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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.

Ecclesiastes 9:14 Tagairtí Cros

2 Kings 6:24

Now it came to pass after this, that King Ben-hadad of Aram gathered all his army and marched against Samaria and besieged it.

Ecclesiastes 9:13

I also observed this as wisdom under the sun, and it greatly impressed me.

Luke 19:43

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will surround you with barricades and hem you in on all sides.

Deuteronomy 20:20

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.