2 Kings 14:9 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

And Jeho'ash king of Israel sent word to Amazi'ah 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.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

The Eastern use of parables on the most solemn and serious occasions is well known and scarcely needs illustration. It is a common feature of such …

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The thistle. Or bramble or briar. (Song of Solomon 2:2.) The Septuagint and Vulgate render “thistle;” the Syr…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah the king of
Judah
By the return of his…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

For some time after the division of the kingdoms, Judah suffered much from the enmity of Israel. After Asa's time, it suffered more by the friendsh…

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