Revised Webster's Bible
2 Chronicles 25:18
18And 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 for a wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trod down the thistle.12
2 Chronicles 25:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle underfoot.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Joash the king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, "A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son for a wife,' and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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 your daughter to my son as wife’; and a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.
Context of 2 Chronicles 25:18
16And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, Art thou made of the king’s council? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet stopped, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel. 17Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. 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 for a wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trod down the thistle. 19Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thy heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thy harm, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 20But Amaziah would not hear; for it came from God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 252 Chronicles 25:18 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח יוֹאָ֣שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶל־אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הַח֜וֹחַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלְּבָנ֗וֹן שָׁ֠לַח אֶל־הָאֶ֜רֶז אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תְּנָֽה־אֶת־בִּתְּךָ֥ לִבְנִ֖י לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞ר חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס אֶת־הַחֽוֹחַ׃Read the interlinear
- Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ'ămatsyâh 'ămatsyâhû · AmaziahH558
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- thistleחוֹחַchôach · thistleH2336
- Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
- cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
- Giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: give(marriage)H5414
- daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- byעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- wildשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: wildlifeH7704
- beastחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
- downרָמַסrâmas · to trampleH7429
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 25:18
- Judges 9:8The trees went forth once to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
- 1 Kings 4:33And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spoke also of beasts, and of fowls, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
- Psalms 80:13The boar from the forest doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The thistle that was in Lebanon - See the explanation of this 2 Kings 14:9; (note). After reciting this fable, the Targum adds, "Thus hast thou done in the time thou didst send unto me, and didst lead up from the house of Israel a hundred thousand strong warriors for a hundred talents of silver: and after they were sent, thou didst not permit them to go with thee to war, but didst send them back, greatly enraged, so that they spread themselves over the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-28Verses 17-28 Never was a proud prince more thoroughly mortified than Amaziah by Joash king of Israel. A man's pride will bring him low, Pr 29:23; it goes before his destruction, and deservedly brings it on. He that exalteth himself shall be abased. He that goes forth hastily to strive, will not know what he shall do in the end thereof, when his neighbour has put him to shame, Pr 25:8. And what are we when we offer to establish our own righteousness, or…Read the comment
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- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
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- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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