2 Kings 14:9
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 14 connects to 10 cross-references. Amaziah of Judah kills the assassins of his father Joash but spares their children according to the law; he defeats Edom in the Valley of Salt. Emboldened, he challenges Jehoash of Israel; Jehoash tells the 'thistle and cedar' parable warning …
Other Translations
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trod down the thistle.
And Jehoash king of Israel sendeth unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, `The thorn that <FI>is<Fi> in Lebanon hath sent unto the cedar that <FI>is<Fi> in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son for a wife; and pass by doth a beast of the field that <FI>is<Fi> in Lebanon, and treadeth down the thorn.
And Jehoash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the woodland in Lebanon went by, crushing the thorn under his feet.
Cross References
And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an …
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put …
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, …
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from …
Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people …
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places …
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of …