Amaziah challenges Joash king of Israel, who answers with the thistle and cedar
아마샤가 이스라엘 왕 요아스에게 대면하자 하고 요아스가 가시나무와 백향목의 말로 답함
2 Chronicles 25:17–19: after consulting his advisers, Amaziah king of Judah sends to Joash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, “Come! Let’s look one another in the face.” Joash replies with the account of a thistle in Lebanon seeking a cedar’s daughter for its son before a wild animal tramples it. He warns Amaziah, who boasts of striking Edom, to stay at home rather than fall with Judah.
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- 2CH 25:17–19, engwebp
17Then Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come! Let’s look one another in the face.”
18Joash 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 your daughter to my son as his wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.
19You say to yourself that you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall, even you and Judah with you?’”
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Amaziah (son of Joash) — Took part in — Amaziah challenges Joash king of Israel, who answers with the thistle and cedar
Evidence: 2 Chronicles 25:17–19
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Joash (son of Jehoahaz) — Took part in — Amaziah challenges Joash king of Israel, who answers with the thistle and cedar
Evidence: 2 Chronicles 25:17–19
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Amaziah challenges Joash king of Israel, who answers with the thistle and cedar (event-2ch-25-amaziah-challenges-joash-and-he-answers-with-a-fable) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/event/2ch-25-amaziah-challenges-joash-and-he-answers-with-a-fable Current wording: 2 Chronicles 25:17–19: after consulting his advisers, Amaziah king of Judah sends to Joash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, “Come! Let’s look one another in the face.” Joash replies with the account of a thistle in Lebanon seeking a cedar’s daughter for its son before a wild animal tramples it. He warns Amaziah, who boasts of striking Edom, to stay at home rather than fall with Judah. Cited evidence: 2CH 25:17–19, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.