2 Kings 14:9 Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "The thorn bush which was in Lebanon sent to the cedar which was in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son in marriage.' But there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trampled the thorn bush. (NASB ©1995)Judges 9:8 "Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!' (NASB ©1995) Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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.The thistle Jud 9:8-15 2Sa 12:1-4 1Ki 4:33 Eze 20:49 The word {choach}, which is rendered here, and in 2ch 25:18 job 31:18 {thistle}, in 1sa 13:6 {thicket} in is 34:13, {bramble},and in 2ch 33:11 pr 26:9 ca 2:2 ho 9:6 thorn, is probably the black thorn, or sloe tree, the prunus spinosa of Linnaeues, as the same word signifies in Arabic. There is a vast deal of insolent dignity in this remonstrance of Jehoash; but it has nothing conciliatory; no proposal of making amends for the injury his army had done to the unoffending inhabitants of Judah. 2Ch 25:10-13 The comparatively useless thorn, which may by chance lacerate the incautious passenger, is made the emblem of the house of Judah and David, while the house of Jehu is represented by the stately cedar. Concordance Entries Along Amaziah Amazi'ah Animal Beast Beasts Bush Cedar Crushing Daughter Field Jehoash Jeho'ash Judah Lebanon Marriage Message Pass Passed Replied Saying Thistle Thorn Thorn-bush Thorn-tree Trampled Treadeth Trod Trode Underfoot Wife Wild Woodland Jump to Previous Occurrence Amaziah Amazi'ah Animal Beast Beasts Bush Cedar Daughter Israel Jehoash Judah Lebanon Marriage Passed Thistle Thorn Trampled Trod Trode Wife Wild Word Jump to Next Occurrence Amaziah Amazi'ah Animal Beast Beasts Bush Cedar Daughter Israel Jehoash Judah Lebanon Marriage Passed Thistle Thorn Trampled Trod Trode Wife Wild Word New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. | 
