2 Chronicles 25:18 Cross References - LEB

¹⁸ And Joash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "The thorn bush that is in Lebanon has sent to the cedar which is in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as wife.' But a wild animal of the field that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thorn bush.

⁸ "The trees went certainly, to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Rule over us.' ⁹ And the olive tree replied, 'Should I stop producing my oil, which by me gods and men are honored, to go sway over the trees?' ¹⁰ Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You, come rule over us.' ¹¹ But the fig tree said to them, 'Should I stop producing my sweetness, and my good crop, to go sway over the trees?' ¹² And the trees said to the vine, 'You, come rule over us.' ¹³ But the vine said to them, 'Should I stop producing my wine that makes the gods and men happy, to go sway over the trees?' ¹⁴ So all the trees said to the thornbush, 'You, come rule over us.' ¹⁵ And the thornbush said to the trees, 'If in good faith* you are anointing me as king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; if not, may fire go out from the thornbush and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'

³³ He spoke concerning the trees, from the cedar which is in Lebanon up to the hyssop which grows on the wall; he also spoke concerning the animals, concerning the birds, concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fish.

¹³ Swine from the forests devour* it and creatures of the field feed on it.