2 Kings 14:8-10 ▼

8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us cause to be seen our faces.”

9 And Jehoash 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.’ And a beast of the field that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.

10 You have surely struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be honored and stay at home. And why should you stir yourself up in evil so that you will fall—you and Judah with you?”