Ecclesiastes 9:14

Suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; 1 And there should come against it a great king, and surround it, 1 And build great mounds against it; 1

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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, 1 And it is great before me: 1

15And should find in it a poor wise man, 1 And he should save the city through his wisdom: 1 Yet no man would remember that poor man. 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:15And they came and besieged him in Abel and Beth-maacah: 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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