Bible Cross References
If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
Judges 9:8-15
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The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, Reign over us!
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But the olive tree said to them, Should I cease from my fatness, with which they honor God and men, and go to sway over the trees?
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Then the trees said to the fig tree, You come and reign over us!
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But the fig tree said to them, Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to sway over the trees?
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Then the trees said to the vine, You come and reign over us!
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But the vine said to them, Should I cease my new wine, which cheers both God and men, and go to sway over the trees?
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Then all the trees said to the bramble, You come and reign over us!
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And the bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me as king over you, then come and seek refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon!
2 Kings 14:9
And Jehoash 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 a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.