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17 After getting advice from his advisers, King Amaziah of Judah sent messengers to King Jehoash,[a] son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu of Israel, to declare war on Israel.

18 King Jehoash of Israel sent this message to King Amaziah of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon. It said, ‘Let your daughter marry my son,’ but a wild animal from Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle. 19 You say you defeated Edom, and now you’ve become arrogant enough to look for more fame. Stay home! Why must you invite disaster and your own defeat and take Judah with you?”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 25:17 In the Masoretic Text this king of Israel is also called Joash, a shorter form of Jehoash.

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