Ecclesiastes 9:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A parable probably without foundation in fact. Critics who ascribe this book to a late age offer no better suggestion than that the “little city” may be Athens delivered 480 b.c. from the host of X...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:16 to Ecclesiastes 9:16 . Life's Riddle Baffles the Wisest Quest. The parenthesis in Ecclesiastes 8:16 b describes the ceaseless effort of the keen student of life, or perhaps...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a little city. For the application of verses: Ecclesiastes 9:14-16 , note the following illustrations: poor ( 2 Corinthians 8:9 ; Philippians 1:2 ; Philippians 1:6-8 ); wise ( 1 Corinthians 1:24...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 842 WISDOM NOTIONALLY APPROVED, BUT PRACTICALLY DISREGARDED Ecclesiastes 9:14-16 . There was a little city, and few men within it: and there came a great king against it, and besieged...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 city, and few men within it - Here i...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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: A little city ... So Abel, which the wisdom of on...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Live Worthily While You May 1-3. The future is in God's hands. Good and bad alike must die.
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Idle attempts have been made to find a historic reference in this passage. What is here told is so like the story ( 2 Samuel 20 ) of the deliverance of Abel-beth-Maachah by a wise woman, whose name,...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

The Chief Good not to be found in Wisdom : Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 ; Ecclesiastes 9:1-6 1. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his position and equipment as he starts on his...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In view of the evidences of the truth of the affirmation, "vanity... all is vanity," the preacher now turns to its effect on the mind of the man living "under the sun." He extols this worldly wisdom,...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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: (15) Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE SAVIOUR OF THE CITY ‘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,’ etc. Ecclesiastes 9:14-18...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[There was] a little city, and few men within it ,.... Which some take to be a piece of history, a real matter of fact; that as the city of Abel, when besieged by Joab, was delivered by the counsel...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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: Ver. 14. There was a littl...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This wisdom have I seen I have observed this among many other instances and effects of wisdom. Which he adds for the commendation of wisdom, notwithstanding its insufficiency for man's safety and h...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Advantages of Wisdom. 13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: 14 There was...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

It matters not whether this was a real history, or only a parable to represent the common practices of men in such cases.
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 9 The Same Things Happen to All Whether They Be Righteous, Wise Or Sons of Men. And In The End All Die In The Same Way. So Let The Righteous Live Life As They May And Enjoy It For God Has Ac...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 9:13 . This wisdom.] The special instance of the power of wisdom related in the next verse. Ecclesiastes 9:14 . Few men within it.] Not a city with a scanty pop...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 8:16-10 I. At the end of chap. viii. and the beginning of chap. ix., Koheleth points out that it is impossible for us to construct a satisfactory policy of life. "The work of God," or...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 9:5 . The dead know not any thing. This is explained by the next phrase, the memory of them is forgotten. Elijah went up to heaven, or paradise, as the Jews will have it. John 3:13...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

There was a little city, and few men within it. The little city and the poor wise man The little city, as first introduced to our notice, is in sore straits. The legion of the foe seem innumera...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 9:1-21 One fate happens to all, and the dead are cut off from all the feelings and interests of life in the upper world. Ecclesiastes 9:1 This continues the su...
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wisdom Still to be Sought
Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 6:24-33 ; 2 Kings 7:1-20 ; 2 Samuel 20:15-22

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ecclesiastes 9:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge