Ecclesiastes 9:14 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:14

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

2 Kings 6:24

  1. Some time later, however, King Ben-hadad of Aram mobilized his entire army and besieged Samaria.
  2. As a result there was a great famine in the city. After a while even a donkey's head sold for two pounds of silver, and a cup of dove's dung cost about two ounces of silver.
  3. One day as the king of Israel was walking along the wall of the city, a woman called to him, "Please help me, my lord the king!"
  4. "If the LORD doesn't help you, what can I do?" he retorted. "I have neither food nor wine to give you."
  5. But then the king asked, "What is the matter?" She replied, "This woman proposed that we eat my son one day and her son the next.

2 Samuel 20:15

  1. When Joab's forces arrived, they attacked Abel-beth-maacah and built a ramp against the city wall and began battering it down.
  2. But a wise woman in the city called out to Joab, "Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you."
  3. As he approached, the woman asked, "Are you Joab?I am," he replied. So she said, "Listen carefully to your servant.I'm listening," he said.
  4. Then she continued, "There used to be a saying, `If you want to settle an argument, ask advice at the city of Abel.'
  5. I am one who is peace loving and faithful in Israel. But you are destroying a loyal city. Why do you want to destroy what belongs to the LORD?"
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