He [a]killed ten thousand of the Edomites in (A)the Valley of Salt, and took (B)Sela by war, and named it (C)Joktheel, as it is to this day.

(D)Then Amaziah sent messengers to [b]Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “(E)Come, let’s face each other in combat.” But Jehoash king of Israel sent messengers to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “(F)The thorn bush that was in Lebanon sent word to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son [c]in marriage.’ But a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thorn bush.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 14:7 Lit struck
  2. 2 Kings 14:8 In Heb Jehoash is another spelling of Joash
  3. 2 Kings 14:9 Lit as a wife

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