Ecclesiastes 9:14

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;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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 also have I seen as wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

15now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood in the moat; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it 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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