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 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 Standard Bible There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it. Berean Literal Bible A city was small, and few men in it; and a great king came against it, and he besieged it and built great siege ramps against it. King James 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 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. 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. Legacy Standard Bible There was a small city with few men in it, and a great king came to it, surrounded it, and built 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. Berean Annotated Bible There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps 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. 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. 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. 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: 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. 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. 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. 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. 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: Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThere was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps 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. 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; |