2Ki 14:9 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 9. Jehoash-sent to Amaziah-saying ] The meaning of this parable is plain. The thistle that was in Lebanon -Amaziah, king of Judah, sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon -Jehoash, king of Israel, saying, Give thy daughter -a part of thy kingdom, to my son to wife -to be united to, and possessed by the kings of Judah. And there passed by a wild beast -Jehoash and his enraged army, and trode down the thistle -utterly discomfited Amaziah and his troops, pillaged the temple, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem: see . Probably Amaziah had required certain cities of Israel to be given up to Judah; if so, this accounts for that part of the parable, Give thy daughter to my son to wife .

‏ 2 Kings 14:9

Verse 9. Jehoash-sent to Amaziah-saying] The meaning of this parable is plain. The thistle that was in Lebanon-Amaziah, king of Judah, sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon-Jehoash, king of Israel, saying, Give thy daughter-a part of thy kingdom, to my son to wife-to be united to, and possessed by the kings of Judah. And there passed by a wild beast-Jehoash and his enraged army, and trode down the thistle-utterly discomfited Amaziah and his troops, pillaged the temple, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem: see 2Ki 14:12-14. Probably Amaziah had required certain cities of Israel to be given up to Judah; if so, this accounts for that part of the parable, Give thy daughter to my son to wife.