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Ecclesiastes 9:14

World English Bible

14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

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American Standard 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.

Christian Standard Bible

There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works against it.

English Standard Version

There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.

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:

New American Standard Bible

there was a small city with few men in it, and a great king came to it, surrounded it, and constructed large siegeworks against it.

New International Version

There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it.

New King James Version

There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it.

New Living Translation

There was a small town with only a few people, and a great king came with his army and besieged it.