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:
There was a little citie, and few men within it; and there came a great King against it, and besieged it, & built great bulwarks against it:
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15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
16¶ Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
17And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
18Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
19I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?
20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
21The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
22Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast vp a banke against the citie, and ‖it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Ioab, †battered the wall, to throw it downe.
16¶ Then cried a wise woman out of the citie, Heare, heare; say, I pray you, vnto Ioab, Come neere hither, that I may speake with thee.
17And when he was come neere vnto her, the woman said, Art thou Ioab? And he answered, I am he: Then shee said vnto him, Heare the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I doe heare.
18Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speake in old time, saying, ‖They shall surely aske counsell at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
19I am one of them that are peaceable and faithfull in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a citie, and a mother in Israel: Why wilt thou swallow vp the inheritance of the LORD?
20And Ioab answered and saide, Farre be it, farre be it from me, that I should swallow vp or destroy.
21The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim (Sheba the sonne of Bichri †by name) hath lift vp his hand against the king, euen against Dauid: deliuer him onely, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said vnto Ioab, Behold, his head shall be throwen to thee ouer the wall.
22Then the woman went vnto all the people in her wisedome, and they cut off the head of Sheba the sonne of Bichri, and cast it out to Ioab: and hee blew a trumpet, and they †retired from the citie, euery man to his tent: & Ioab returned to Ierusalem vnto the king.
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Ecclesiastes 9:14
A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
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Surrounded and shut in by hostile forces seeking to take or subdue a city, place, or people; under siege.
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Constructed, formed, established, or strengthened.
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1. A defensive wall or fortified work. 2. A siegework raised against a city.
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13¶ This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
13¶ This wisedome haue I seene also vnder the Sunne, and it seemed great vnto me:
14There 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:
14 There was a little citie, and few men within it; and there came a great King against it, and besieged it, & built great bulwarks against it:
Selected passage15Now 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.
15Now there was found in it a poore wise man, and hee by his wisedome deliuered the citie; yet no man remembred that same poore man.