Modern Translations New International VersionThere was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. New Living Translation There was a small town with only a few people, and a great king came with his army and besieged it. English 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. Berean Study Bible There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps 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. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 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. 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 battlements against it. Christian Standard Bible There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works against it. Holman Christian Standard Bible There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works 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. Good News Translation 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation There was a small town with a few soldiers in it, and a powerful king came to attack it. He surrounded it and blockaded it. International Standard Version There was a little city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built massive siege ramps against it. NET Bible There was once a small city with a few men in it, and a mighty king attacked it, besieging it and building strong siege works against it. Classic Translations King James BibleThere 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 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. King James 2000 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: New Heart English Bible There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great siege works against it. World English Bible There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. American 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: 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. A Faithful Version There was a little city, and few men in it; and a great king came against it and besieged it, and built huge bulwarks against it. Darby Bible Translation 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: English Revised 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: Webster's Bible Translation 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: Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587A litle citie and fewe men in it, and a great King came against it, and compassed it about, and builded fortes against it. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Coverdale Bible of 1535 There was a litle cite, & a few me within it: so there came a greate kynge & beseged it, & made greate bulworkes agaynst it. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA little city, and few men in it, and a great king has come to it, and has surrounded it, and has built against it great bulwarks; 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; Smith's Literal Translation A little city, and men in it few; and a great king came against it, and surrounded it, and built against it great entrenchments: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA little city, and few men in it: there came against it a great king, and invested it, and built bulwarks round about it, and the siege was perfect. Catholic Public Domain Version There was a small city, with a few men in it. There came against it a great king, who surrounded it, and built fortifications all around it, and the blockade was completed. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedThere was a small city and a few children of men in it, and a great King came to it and he surrounded it and he built bulwarks against it Lamsa Bible There was a little city and few men in it; and there came a great king against it and beseiged it and built bulwarks against it; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917there 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; Brenton Septuagint Translation suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; and there should come against it a great king, and surround it, and build great mounds against it;     |