Ecclesiastes 9:14

There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.

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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:

In Context

13This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.

15Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:15And Joab and his men got him shut up in Abel of Beth-maacah, and put up an earthwork against the town: and all Joab's men did their best to get the wall broken down.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 9:14-18

The Advantages of Wisdom. 13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: 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: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The words of… Read the whole commentary →

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