Ecclesiastes 9:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 9:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 9:14 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 9:14 — KJV
“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:”
— Ecclesiastes 9:14 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 9:14 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 9:14
“And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 9:14: city, men, came
“And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 9:14: city, men, came
“At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. was...: Heb. came into siege”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 9:14: city, came, king
“And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 9:14: came, great, king
“That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. royal...: Heb. cities of the kingdom”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 9:14: city, men, great
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