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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 your daughter to my son as wife.’ Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.

2 Kings 14:9 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી2 રાજાઓ ૧૪:૯
પણ ઇઝરાયલના રાજા યોઆશે યહૂદિયાના રાજા અમાસ્યા પાસે વળતો સંદેશાવાહક મોકલીને કહાવ્યું, “લબાનોનના એક કાંટાળા છોડવાએ લબાનોનના દેવદાર વૃક્ષને પાસે સંદેશો મોકલીને કહાવ્યું કે, “મારા દીકરા સાથે તારી દીકરીને પરણાવ,’ પણ એટલામાં લબાનોનનું એક જંગલી પશુ ત્યાં થઈને પ્રસાર હતું તેણે તે કાંટાળા છોડવાને કચડી નાખ્યો.
हिन्दी2 राजाओं १४:९
इस्राएल के राजा यहोआश ने यहूदा के राजा अमस्याह के पास यह सन्देश भेजा, “लबानोन पर की एक झड़बेरी ने लबानोन के एक देवदार के पास कहला भेजा, ‘अपनी बेटी का मेरे बेटे से विवाह कर दे’ इतने में लबानोन में का एक वन पशु पास से चला गया और उस झड़बेरी को रौंद डाला।

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7He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel, to this day.

8Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let’s look one another in the face.”

9Jehoash 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 your daughter to my son as wife.’ Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.

10You have indeed struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Enjoy the glory of it, and stay at home; for why should you meddle to your harm, that you fall, even you, and Judah with you?”

11But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.

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