18 At that Je·hoʹash the king of Israel sent to Am·a·ziʹah the king of Judah, saying:+ “The thorny weed itself that was in Lebʹa·non+ sent to the cedar that was in Lebʹa·non, saying, ‘Do give your daughter to my son as a wife.’+ However, a wild beast+ of the field that was in Lebʹa·non passed by and trampled the thorny weed down.