Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Joash 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 thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

A wild beast

Bible References

Thistle

Judges 9:8
The trees going forth went to anoint over them a king; and they will say to the olive, Reign thou over us.
1 Kings 4:33
And he will speak concerning the woods, from the cedar which is in Lebanon, even to the hyssop which went forth on the wall: and he will speak upon the cattle, and upon the birds, and upon the creeping things, and upon the fishes.

A wild beast

Psalm 80:13
The swine from the forest will lay it waste, and the Moving thing of the field will feed upon it