1 Kings 14:22

And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.

Cross-reference

1 Kings 14:9 uses the same 'more evil than all before you' phrase about Jeroboam, showing a pattern of escalating sin among leaders.

In 1 Kings 15:30, Jeroboam provoked the LORD to anger, directly paralleling how Judah stirred up God's jealous anger here.

In 1 Kings 15:3, Abijam commits his father's sins, while here Judah did more evil than their fathers — a different escalation.

In 2 Kings 21:11, Manasseh's evil surpasses the Amorites, echoing how Judah's sin here exceeded their fathers' — a pattern of escalating wickedness.

1 Corinthians 10:22 asks 'Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy?' directly applying the OT concept to the church, showing continuity.

Jeremiah 3:7-11 reveals that treacherous Judah was even worse than backsliding Israel, amplifying the main verse's claim that Judah's sin surpassed their ancestors.

Isaiah 65:3 Related theme

Isaiah 65:3 speaks of people provoking God to anger continually, a parallel to Judah's ongoing provocation.

Psalm 78:58 Parallel

Psalm 78:58 echoes the same language: 'provoked Him to anger... moved Him to jealousy with their carved images'.

In 2 Kings 17:19, Judah also fails to keep God's commandments, echoing the wickedness here that led to judgment.

Judges 3:7 Parallel

In Judges 3:7, Israel does evil and serves Baals, exactly the same pattern of provoking the Lord seen here in Judah's sin.

Deuteronomy 32:16-21 directly describes Israel provoking God to jealousy with foreign gods, using the same language as the main verse.

Deuteronomy 4:24 Related theme

Deuteronomy 4:24 establishes that God is a jealous God, explaining why Judah's sins provoked His jealous anger.

In Jeremiah 25:6, the command not to provoke God with idols echoes the provocation described here.

In Numbers 25:11, Phinehas's zeal turns away God's anger, contrasting with Judah's sins that here stir up God's jealous anger.

In Ezekiel 16:47, Jerusalem's corruption surpasses Samaria's, mirroring the idea of exceeding previous generations' sins seen here.

Zephaniah 1:18 Related theme

In Zephaniah 1:18, the fiery wrath of God is the consequence of the provoking described here — judgment for Judah's evil.

In 2 Chronicles 14:3, Asa removes idolatrous altars, reversing the evil that Judah committed here.

Judges 3:12 Parallel

In Judges 3:12, Israel again does evil and God strengthens an oppressor—a repeated cycle that parallels Judah's provoking sin here.

In Ezekiel 16:48, Jerusalem is said to have outdone Sodom, continuing the theme of surpassing wickedness from this verse.