Verse 9

And Jehoash the 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 your daughter to my son as wife, and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trampled the thistle.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men Joasj, Israels konge, sendte et svar til Amasja, Judas konge: Tornebusken i Libanon sendte til sedertreet i Libanon og sa: Gi din datter som hustru til min sønn. Men et vilt dyr fra Libanon passerer forbi og tramper ned tornebusken.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Joasj, Israels konge, sendte til Amasja, Judas konge, og sa: Tornen i Libanon sendte til sedertreet i Libanon og sa: Gi din datter til min sønn til hustru. Men et villdyr fra Libanon kom og tråkket ned tornen.

• Norsk King James

  Og Jehoash, kongen av Israel, svarte Amaziah, kongen av Juda, og sa: "Tistelen i Libanon sendte til sedertreet i Libanon og sa: 'La datteren din bli min kvinne'; men et vilt dyr fra Libanon kom forbi og trampe ned tistelen."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Joas, Israels konge, svarte Amazja, kongen av Juda: Tornebusken i Libanon sendte et bud til sedertreet i Libanon og sa: Gi meg din datter til min sønn som hustru. Men et vilt dyr på marken i Libanon kom forbi og tråkket ned tornebusken.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da sendte Joasj, Israels konge, dette svaret til Amasja, kongen av Juda: Tornebusken på Libanon sendte bud til sederen på Libanon og sa: Gi din datter til min sønn som kone! Men et villdyr på Libanon kom og trampet ned tornebusken.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Joasj, Israels konge, sendte Amasja, Judas konge, et svar: Tornen i Libanon sendte til sedertreet i Libanon og sa: Gi din datter til min sønn som kone. Men det kom et vilt dyr fra Libanon og trampet ned tornen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Jehoash, kongen av Israel, svarte Amaziah, kongen av Juda: «Se for deg at tistelen i Libanon sender et bud til sedertreet i Libanon og sier: «Gjør din datter til hustru for min sønn!» – men idet et vilt dyr passerte, trampet det ned tistelen.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Joasj, Israels konge, sendte Amasja, Judas konge, et svar: Tornen i Libanon sendte til sedertreet i Libanon og sa: Gi din datter til min sønn som kone. Men det kom et vilt dyr fra Libanon og trampet ned tornen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Joasj, Israels konge, sendte tilbake til Amasja, Judas konge: "Tistelen i Libanon sendte til sedertreet i Libanon og sa: Gi din datter til min sønn som kone. Da passerte et vilt dyr av marken i Libanon og trampet tistelen ned.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, 'A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild animal in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Joasj, kongen av Israel, svarte Amasja, kongen av Juda: 'Tistelen i Libanon sendte bud til sedertreet i Libanon og sa: Gi din datter til min sønn som kone. Men det ville dyr fra Libanon gikk forbi og trampet ned tistelen.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Joas, Israels Konge, sendte til Amazia, Judæ Konge, og lod sige: Den Tornebusk, som er paa Libanon, sendte til Cedertræet, som er paa Libanon, og lod sige: Giv min Søn din Datter til Hustru; men (vilde) Dyr paa Marken, som vare paa Libanon, gik over og nedtraadte Tornebusken.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Jehoash the 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Joash, kongen av Israel, svarte Amazja, kongen av Juda, ved å sende bud tilbake: Tistelen på Libanon sendte til sedertreet på Libanon og sa: Gi din datter til min sønn til hustru. Men et vilt dyr fra Libanon kom forbi og trampet ned tistelen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Joasj, kongen av Israel, sendte bud til Amasja, kongen av Juda, og sa: Tornen i Libanon sendte til sedertreet i Libanon og sa: Gi din datter til min sønn til hustru. Men et vilt dyr som var i Libanon, passerte og trampet ned tornen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Joash, kongen av Israel, sendte et svar til Amazja, kongen av Juda, og sa: 'Tornbusken i Libanon sendte bud til sedertreet i Libanon og sa: Gi din datter til min sønn til hustru. Men en villkatt som går forbi i Libanon, tråkket ned tornbusken.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Joasj, kongen i Israel, svarte Amasja, kongen i Juda: Tornen i Libanon sendte bud til sederen i Libanon og sa: Gi din datter til min sønn til hustru; men en villdyr i Libanon passerte forbi og trampet ned tornen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Joasar, konge over Israel, sendte et svar til Asarja, konge over Juda, og sa: 'Tornbusken i Libanon sendte til sederen i Libanon og sa: Gi din datter til min sønn som kone. Og et dyr fra skogen i Libanon for forbi og trampet ned tornbusken under sine føtter.'

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Ioas ye kynge of Israel sent vnto Amasias the kynge of Iuda, sayenge: The hawthorne that is in Libanus, sent to the Ceder tre in Libanus, sayenge: Geue thy doughter vnto my sonne to wife. But a wylde beest of the felde ranne ouer ye hawthorne, and trode it downe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Iehoash the King of Israel sent to Amaziah King of Iudah, saying, The thistle that is in Lebanon, sent to the cedar that is in Lebanon, saying, Giue thy daughter to my sonne to wife: and the wilde beast that was in Lebanon, went and trode downe the thistle.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iehoas the king of Israel sent to Amaziahu king of Iuda, saying: Did not a thistle that is in Libanon, send to a Cedar tree that is in Libanon, saying: Geue thy daughter to my sonne to wife? And the wilde beast that was in Libanon went and trode downe the thystle.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Jehoash the 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jehoash the 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 your daughter to my son as wife: and there passed by a wild animal that was in Lebanon, and trod down the thistle.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehoash king of Israel sendeth unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, `The thorn that `is' in Lebanon hath sent unto the cedar that `is' in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son for a wife; and pass by doth a beast of the field that `is' in Lebanon, and treadeth down the thorn.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehoash the 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 trod down the thistle.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jehoash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the woodland in Lebanon went by, crushing the thorn under his feet.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jehoash the 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 your daughter to my son as wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  King Jehoash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah,“A thornbush in Lebanon sent this message to a cedar in Lebanon,‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thorn.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 9:8-9 : 8 The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign over us. 9 But the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my richness, by which they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 10 And the trees said to the fig tree, You come and reign over us. 11 But the fig tree said to them, Should I forsake my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees? 12 Then the trees said to the vine, You come and reign over us. 13 And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheers God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 14 Then all the trees said to the bramble, You come and reign over us. 15 And the bramble said to the trees, If you truly anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
• 1 Sam 13:6 : 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
• 2 Sam 12:1-4 : 1 And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said, There were two men in one city; one was rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds. 3 But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nurtured: it grew up with him and with his children; it ate of his own food, drank from his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him. 4 And a traveler came to the rich man, and he refused to take from his own flock and herd to prepare a meal for the wanderer who had come to him; instead, he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.
• 1 Kgs 4:33 : 33 And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he also spoke of beasts, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.
• 2 Chr 25:10-13 : 10 Then Amaziah separated them, the army that had come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again; and their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. 11 And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and killed ten thousand of the children of Seir. 12 And another ten thousand alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces. 13 But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even to Bethhoron, and killed three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
• 2 Chr 25:18 : 18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son as wife; and there passed by a wild beast in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle.
• 2 Chr 33:11 : 11 Therefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh among the thorns, bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
• Job 31:18 : 18 (For from my youth he was raised with me as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
• Prov 26:9 : 9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
• Song 2:2 : 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
• Isa 34:13 : 13 And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and brambles in its fortresses: and it shall be a habitation for dragons, and a court for owls.
• Ezek 20:49 : 49 Then I said, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak in parables?
• Hos 9:6 : 6 For behold, they are gone because of destruction; Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them; nettles shall possess their precious silver places; thorns shall be in their tents.