2 Kings 14:7-9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁷ Amaziah killed ten thousand Edomites in Salt Valley.^(A) He took Sela^(B) in battle and called it Joktheel,^(C) which is still its name today. ⁸ Amaziah then sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, and challenged him: ‘Come, let’s meet face to face.’^(D)

⁹ King Jehoash of Israel sent word to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, ‘The thistle in Lebanon once sent a message to the cedar^(E) in Lebanon,^(F) saying, “Give your daughter to my son as a wife.” Then a wild animal in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.