2 Chronicles 25:18 BSB

2 Chronicles 25:18

But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

BSB

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ASV

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 trod down the thistle.

KJV

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The thistle that was in Lebanon - See the explanation of this 2Ki 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 country; and having cut off three thousand, they brought back much spoil.”

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Original language & word study

31 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
יוֹאָ֣שׁ	yo.'Ash	Joash	H3101 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ	'a.matz.Ya.hu	Amaziah	H558 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
יְהוּדָה֮	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
לֵאמֹר֒	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
הַח֜וֹחַ	ha.Cho.ach	the thornbush	H2336 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בַּלְּבָנ֗וֹן	ba.le.va.Non	[was] in <the> Lebanon	H3844 →
שָׁ֠לַח	Sha.lach	it sent	H7971 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הָאֶ֜רֶז	ha.'E.rez	the cedar	H730 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בַּלְּבָנוֹן֙	ba.le.va.nOn	[was] in <the> Lebanon	H3844 →
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
תְּנָֽה־	te.nah-	give !	H5414 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בִּתְּךָ֥	bi.te.Kha	daughter your	H1323 →
לִבְנִ֖י	liv.Ni	to son my	H1121 →
לְאִשָּׁ֑ה	le.'i.Shah	to a wife	H802 →
וַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞ר	va.ta.'a.Vor	and it passed by	H5674 →
חַיַּ֤ת	chai.Yat	[the] animal of	H2416 →
הַשָּׂדֶה֙	ha.sa.Deh	the field	H7704 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן	ba.le.va.Non	[was] in <the> Lebanon	H3844 →
וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס	va.tir.Mos	and it trampled	H7429 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַחֽוֹחַ׃	ha.Cho.ach	the thornbush	H2336 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Kings 4:33
He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
leads to
- Psalms 92:12
  The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- Psalms 51:7
  Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
- 2 Kings 19:23
  Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut…
- Numbers 19:18
  Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to…
- Exodus 12:22
  Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of…
Through
Psalms 80:13
The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.
leads to
- Jeremiah 5:6
  Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be…
- Jeremiah 4:7
  A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and…
- 2 Chronicles 32:1–33
  After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.