He spoke about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also spoke about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
2 Kings 14:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised King Jehoash of Israel sent word to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, ‘The thistle in Lebanon once sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, “Give your daughter to my son as a wife.” Then a wild animal in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Joas king of Israel sent again to Amasias king of Juda, saying: A thistle of Libanus sent to a cedar-tree, which is in Libanus, saying: Give thy daughter to my son to wife. And the beasts of the forest, that are in Libanus, passed and trod down the thistle. |
He spoke about trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also spoke about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
King Jehoash of Israel sent word to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, ‘The thistle in Lebanon sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, “Give your daughter to my son as a wife.” Then a wild animal in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.
So he brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
for from my youth, I brought him up as his father, and since the day I was born I guided the widow –
Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire within a bush. As Moses looked, he saw that the bush was on fire but was not consumed.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by the hand of a drunkard.
Her palaces will be overgrown with thorns; her fortified cities, with thistles and briars. She will become a dwelling for jackals, an abode for ostriches.
Then I said, ‘Oh, Lord God, they are saying of me, “Isn’t he just composing parables? ” ’
For even if they flee from devastation, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them. Thistles will take possession of their precious silver; thorns will invade their tents.
If the foot should say, ‘Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body’, it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.
The men of Israel saw that they were in trouble because the troops were in a difficult situation. They hid in caves, in thickets, among rocks, and in holes and cisterns.