2 Chronicles 25:19 meaning and explanation
You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
2 Chronicles 25:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Jehoash, king of the northern kingdom of Israel, is answering Amaziah of Judah, who has just proposed a face to face meeting after defeating Edom. Jehoash's reply is a taunt wrapped in a fable: a thistle asked a cedar for a marriage alliance and was trampled by a wild beast.
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