Ecclesiastes 9:14

suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; and there should come against it a great king, and surround it, and build great mounds against 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 I also saw to be wisdom under the sun, and it is great before me:

15and should find in it a poor wise man, and he should save the city through his wisdom: yet no man would remember that poor man.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:15And they came and besieged him in Abel and Phermacha: and they raised a mound against the city and it stood close to the wall; and all the people with Joab proposed to throw down the wall.

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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