Then, Chris, you do not think that our "great king" in Ecc 9:14 comes at the head of a great army (= many men)... to attack the little town? If so.... how could he build up the big works of war?
Pere Porta 2013/7/11 Chris Watts <[email protected]> > Pere, my immediate reacion to tis verse is Yes it could be real. By > virtue of a number of conclusions that I draw: > 1. A great King it says, not a great army; meaning a well known and > feared leader > 2. I am reminded of historical moments in history in Europe where the > army outnumbered the occupants of a small town and had to besiege it for > months. Especially during the wars between the English and French in > France during the early medieval period. > 3. Even small towns could have had very inaccessible points of entry for > a would be attacker, and maybe the 'great king' did not want to waste > valuable men in a straight forward frontal approach, even though he could > have been successful he might then have become resented by his troops for > such an enormous sacrifice for such a little town where this little town > was no threat to him strategically, maybe the twon had just insulted this > king and the king was more concerned about his pride than with obtaining > any strategic value from such a move. > > > Chris Watts > Ireland > > > > > On 11 Jul 2013, at 12:06, Pere Porta wrote: > > Dear b-hebrew listers, > > concerning Ecc 9:14. > I think that the scenary descripton the author offers us in this verse is > something imagined... not real. > Namely, > 1. Is it logical that a GREAT king makes an attack on a LITTLE town? > 2. Is it logical that this king builds BIG works of war round about al > LITTLE town? > > Is this a good reason to think that it is an imagined scenario and not a > real one? > > Pere Porta > > -- Pere Porta
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