2 Kings 14:9
"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."
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- Judges 9:8
"The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us."
Read in chapter → - 2 Chronicles 25:10
"Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger."
Read in chapter → - Song of Solomon 2:2
"As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 12:1
"And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor."
Read in chapter → - Job 31:18
"(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)"
Read in chapter → - Hosea 9:6
"For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles."
Read in chapter → - Ezekiel 20:49
"Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?"
Read in chapter → - 2 Chronicles 33:11
"Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 26:9
"As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 34:13
"And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls."
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