Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 9:14
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.
Amplified® Bible
There was a little city with few men in it. And a great king came against it and besieged it and built great bulwarks against it.
Contemporary English Version
It happened when a powerful ruler surrounded and attacked a small city where only a few people lived. The enemy army was getting ready to break through the city walls.
Darby English Version
There 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:
Good News Bible
There was a little town without many people in it. A powerful king attacked it. He surrounded it and prepared to break through the walls.
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 siegeworks 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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
There existed a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.
Revised 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.
Young's Literal Translation
A 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;