2 Chronicles 25:18
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And Joash 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.But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
In other translations
And Joash 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.But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
Hebrew words
וַיִּשְׁלַחvaiyishlachand he sentH7971יוֹאָשׁyo'ashJoashH3101מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֶל־'el-toH413אֲמַצְיָהוּ'amatzyahuAmaziahH558מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הַחוֹחַhachoachthe thornbushH2336אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בַּלְּבָנוֹןbalevanon[was] in <the> LebanonH3844שָׁלַחshalachit sentH7971אֶל־'el-toH413הָאֶרֶזha'erezthe cedarH730אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בַּלְּבָנוֹןbalevanon[was] in <the> LebanonH3844לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559תְּנָה־tenah-give !H5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בִּתְּךָbitekhadaughter yourH1323לִבְנִיlivnito son myH1121לְאִשָּׁהle'ishahto a wifeH802וַתַּעֲבֹרvata'avorand it passed byH5674חַיַּתchaiyat[the] animal ofH2416הַשָּׂדֶהhasadehthe fieldH7704אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בַּלְּבָנוֹןbalevanon[was] in <the> LebanonH3844וַתִּרְמֹסvatirmosand it trampledH7429אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַחוֹחַ׃hachoachthe thornbushH2336
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Related verses
- Judges 9:8-158 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. 9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. 11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?8 One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’ 9 But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’ 10 Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’ 11 But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
- Psalm 80:13The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.
- 1 Kings 4:33And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
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People and places
People: Amaziah, Jacob, Joash (son of Jehoahaz), Judah
Places: Lebanon