2Ki 14:9 Cross References

2 Kings 14:9

9: But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: "Out in the Lebanon mountains a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: `Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!

Judges 9:8

  1. Once upon a time the trees decided to elect a king. First they said to the olive tree, `Be our king!'
  2. But it refused, saying, `Should I quit producing the olive oil that blesses both God and people, just to wave back and forth over the trees?'
  3. "Then they said to the fig tree, `You be our king!'
  4. But the fig tree also refused, saying, `Should I quit producing my sweet fruit just to wave back and forth over the trees?'
  5. "Then they said to the grapevine, `You be our king!'

The Song of Songs 2:2

  1. Yes, compared to other women, my beloved is like a lily among thorns.

2 Samuel 12:1

  1. So the LORD sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: "There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor.
  2. The rich man owned many sheep and cattle.
  3. The poor man owned nothing but a little lamb he had worked hard to buy. He raised that little lamb, and it grew up with his children. It ate from the man's own plate and drank from his cup. He cuddled it in his arms like a baby daughter.
  4. One day a guest arrived at the home of the rich man. But instead of killing a lamb from his own flocks for food, he took the poor man's lamb and killed it and served it to his guest."

Job 31:18

  1. No, from childhood I have cared for orphans, and all my life I have cared for widows.

2 Chronicles 25:10

  1. So Amaziah discharged the hired troops and sent them back to Ephraim. This made them angry with Judah, and they returned home in a great rage.
  2. Then Amaziah summoned his courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where they killed ten thousand Edomite troops from Seir.
  3. They captured another ten thousand and took them to the top of a cliff and threw them off, dashing them to pieces on the rocks below.
  4. Meanwhile, the hired troops that Amaziah had sent home raided several of the towns of Judah between Samaria and Beth-horon, killing three thousand people and carrying off great quantities of plunder.

1 Kings 4:33

  1. He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

Isaiah 34:13

  1. Thorns will overrun its palaces; nettles will grow in its forts. The ruins will become a haunt for jackals and a home for ostriches.

Hosea 9:6

  1. Even if you escape destruction from Assyria, you will be conquered by Egypt. Memphis will bury you. Briers will take over your treasures of silver; brambles will fill your homes.

Ezekiel 20:49

  1. Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, they are saying of me, `He only talks in riddles!'"

2 Chronicles 25:18

  1. But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: "Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: `Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!

Proverbs 26:9

  1. A proverb in a fool's mouth is as dangerous as a thornbush brandished by a drunkard.

1 Samuel 13:6

  1. When the men of Israel saw the vast number of enemy troops, they lost their nerve entirely and tried to hide in caves, holes, rocks, tombs, and cisterns.

2 Chronicles 33:11

  1. So the LORD sent the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.
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