Ecclesiastes 9:14
What does Ecclesiastes 9:14 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 9:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000There 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611There 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:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901There 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949There 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752A little city, and few men in it: there came against it a great king, and invested it, and built bulwarks round about it, and the siege was perfect.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and encompassed it, and built great bulwarks against it:
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 6:24
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
- 2 Samuel 20:15
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
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