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.
Thistle
A wild beast
Bible References
Thistle
Judges 9:8
"The trees went certainly, to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Rule over us.'
1 Kings 4:33
He spoke concerning the trees, from the cedar which [is] in Lebanon up to the hyssop which grows on the wall; he also spoke concerning the animals, concerning the birds, concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fish.
A wild beast
Psalm 80:13
Swine from the forests devour it and creatures of [the] field feed on it.