2 Kings 14:9

God's Word

King Jehoash of Israel sent this message to King Amaziah of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon. It said, ‘Let your daughter marry my son,’ but a wild animal from Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

Cross References

Hosea 9:6

Even if they escape without being destroyed, Egypt will capture them and Memphis will bury them. Weeds will grow over their silver treasures. Thorns will grow over their tents.

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Oh no! Almighty Lord, no! The people already say that I’m only telling stories.”

Isaiah 34:13

Its palaces are covered with thorns. Its fortresses have nettles and thistles. It will become a home for jackals and a place for ostriches.

Song of Solomon 2:2

Like a lily among thorns, so is my true love among the young women.

Proverbs 26:9

⌞Like⌟ a thorn stuck in a drunk’s hand, so is a proverb in the mouths of fools.

Job 31:18

(From my youth the orphan grew up with me as though I were his father, and from my birth I treated the widow kindly.)

2 Chronicles 33:11

So the Lord made the army commanders of the king of Assyria invade Judah. They took Manasseh captive, put a hook in his nose, put him in bronze shackles, and brought him to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 25:18

King Jehoash of Israel sent this message to King Amaziah of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon. It said, ‘Let your daughter marry my son,’ but a wild animal from Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

1 Kings 4:33

He described and classified trees—from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He described and classified animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

1 Samuel 13:6

When the Israelites saw they were in trouble because the army was hard-pressed, they hid in caves, in thorny thickets, among rocks, in pits, and in cisterns.

Exodus 3:2

The Messenger of the Lord appeared to him there as flames of fire coming out of a bush. Moses looked, and although the bush was on fire, it was not burning up.

1 Corinthians 12:15

Suppose a foot says, “I’m not a hand, so I’m not part of the body!” Would that mean it’s no longer part of the body?