2 Kings 14:9 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁹ 4 And he took all the gold, and silver, and all the vessels, that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the king's treasures, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah, The thistle in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son as wife. And a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle [leaving the cedar unharmed].

American Standard Version (1901)

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 trod down the thistle.

Common English Bible

⁹ But Israel’s King Joash responded to Judah’s King Amaziah, “Once upon a time, a thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ But then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And Jehoash, the king of Israel, sent a reply to Amaziah, the king of Judah, saying: "A thistle of Lebanon sent to a cedar, which is in Lebanon, saying: 'Give your daughter as wife to my son.' And the beasts of the forest, which are in Lebanon, passed by and trampled the thistle.

2 Kings 14:9 Cross References

1 Kings 4:33

But now the Lord my God hath given me rest round about: and there is no adversary nor evil occurrence.

2 Chronicles 25:18

3 And Joas king of Israel took Amasias king of Juda, the son of Joas, the son Joachaz, in Bethsames, and brought him to Jerusalem: and broke down the walls thereof from the gate of Ephraim, to the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.

2 Chronicles 33:11

6 And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed upon it victims, and peace offerings, and praise: and he commanded Juda to serve the Lord the God of Israel.

Job 31:18

3 For I have always feared God as waves swelling over me, and his weight I was not able to bear.

Exodus 3:2

And when the Lord saw that he went forward to see, he called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said: Moses, Moses. And he answered: Here I am.

Proverbs 26:9

6 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.

Song of Solomon 2:2

0 Behold my beloved speaketh to me: Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one, and come.

Isaiah 34:13

Say to the fainthearted: Take courage, and fear not: behold your God will bring the revenge of recompense: God himself will come and will save you.

Ezekiel 20:49

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Hosea 9:6

4 Give them, O Lord. What wilt thou give them? Give them a womb without children, and dry breasts.

1 Corinthians 12:15

4 But our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, giving to that which wanted the more abundant honour,

1 Samuel 13:6

1 And Samuel said to him: What hast thou done? Saul answered: Because I saw that the people slipt from me, and thou wast not come according to the days appointed, and the Philistines were gathered together in Machmas,