2 Kings 14:9

Good News Translation

But King Jehoash sent back the following reply: “Once a thorn bush on the Lebanon Mountains sent a message to a cedar: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ A wild animal passed by and trampled the bush down.

Cross References

1 Kings 4:33

He spoke of trees and plants, from the Lebanon cedars to the hyssop that grows on walls; he talked about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

2 Chronicles 25:18

Jehoash sent this answer to Amaziah: “Once a thorn bush in the Lebanon Mountains sent a message to a cedar: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ A wild animal passed by and trampled the bush down.

2 Chronicles 33:11

So the Lord let the commanders of the Assyrian army invade Judah. They captured Manasseh, stuck hooks in him, put him in chains, and took him to Babylon.

Job 31:18

All my life I have taken care of them.

Exodus 3:2

There the angel of the Lord appeared to him as a flame coming from the middle of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire but that it was not burning up.

Proverbs 26:9

A fool quoting a wise saying reminds you of a drunk trying to pick a thorn out of his hand.

Song of Solomon 2:2

Like a lily among thorns is my darling among women.

Isaiah 34:13

Thorns and thistles will grow up in all the palaces and walled towns, and jackals and owls will live in them.

Ezekiel 20:49

But I protested, “Sovereign Lord, don't make me do it! Everyone is already complaining that I always speak in riddles.”

Hosea 9:6

When the disaster comes and the people are scattered, the Egyptians will gather them up—gather them for burial there at Memphis! Their treasures of silver and the places where their homes once stood will be overgrown with weeds and thorn bushes.

1 Corinthians 12:15

If the foot were to say, “Because I am not a hand, I don't belong to the body,” that would not keep it from being a part of the body.

1 Samuel 13:6

Then they launched a strong attack against the Israelites, putting them in a desperate situation. Some of the Israelites hid in caves and holes or among the rocks or in pits and wells;