1 Corinthians 10:5
But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 2:15 describes the LORD's hand against that generation until they were eliminated — the same scattering in the wilderness Paul references.
Jude 1:5 reminds that the Lord destroyed those who did not believe after delivering them from Egypt — the same judgment Paul refers to.
Hebrews 3:17 directly asks who God was angry with for 40 years — those whose bodies fell in the wilderness, echoing Paul's statement.
Psalm 106:26 says God swore to make them fall in the wilderness — the same event as the scattering of their bodies Paul mentions.
Psalm 95:11 records God's oath that the wilderness generation would never enter His rest — the direct cause of their scattering.
Deuteronomy 2:16 notes the end of the fighting men who had been destroyed — the same generation whose bodies fell in the wilderness.
In Numbers 14:11, God complains about Israel's unbelief despite signs — the specific reason for the displeasure Paul mentions.
In Deuteronomy 1:35, God repeats that not one of that generation will see the good land — emphasizing the fulfillment of the judgment Paul references.
In Deuteronomy 1:34, God swears in anger that the evil generation will not see the land — the divine oath behind the wilderness overthrow Paul mentions.
In Numbers 26:65, it reiterates that all died in the wilderness except Caleb and Joshua — the specific historical result of the overthrow.
In Numbers 26:64, the census confirms that none of the first generation survived — showing the outcome of God's displeasure Paul cites.
In Numbers 14:28-35, God decrees that the entire rebellious generation will die in the wilderness — the exact fulfillment of Paul's statement.
In Numbers 14:12, God threatens to destroy the people with pestilence — the judgment that led to the overthrow Paul refers to.
Numbers 32:13 summarizes the forty-year wandering and destruction of the evil generation, connecting directly to the overthrow mentioned.
Numbers 14:35 records God's oath to consume the congregation in the wilderness, confirming the divine origin of the overthrow.
Joshua 5:4 explains that all the men of war from Egypt died in the wilderness, providing the historical outcome of the judgment.
Numbers 14:32 repeats the decree of death in the wilderness, reinforcing the fate of that generation with a parallel statement.
Numbers 14:29 specifies the judgment: all numbered from twenty years old and upward would die, giving the exact scope and reason for the overthrow.
Ezekiel 20:36 uses the wilderness judgment as a precedent for future judgment, showing the pattern of God’s justice that Paul alludes to.
Psalm 78:32-34 shows the cycle: they kept sinning, God slew them, then they sought Him — echoing the divine displeasure that caused their scattering.
Psalm 78:21 describes God’s wrath kindled against Israel in the wilderness, adding the emotional dimension of divine anger behind the overthrow.
Psalm 90:7 describes being consumed by God's anger and terrified by indignation — the same divine wrath that struck that generation in the wilderness.
Ezekiel 20:38 speaks of purging rebels who will not enter the land, mirroring the fate of the wilderness generation who were overthrown.