1 Kings 22:11

And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.

Cross-reference

1 Kings 22:24 Historical context

1 Kings 22:24 shows Zedekiah striking Micaiah immediately after this false prophecy, revealing his hostility to true prophecy.

In Jeremiah 23:17, false prophets give false assurances of peace—paralleling Zedekiah's false promise of victory.

In Jeremiah 27:2, God tells Jeremiah to wear a yoke as a sign of submission — opposite to Zedekiah's iron horns promising victory. Contrasting symbolic acts.

In Jeremiah 28:10-11, Hananiah breaks Jeremiah's yoke — a false prophet using a symbolic object to contradict true prophecy, just like Zedekiah's horns.

Ezekiel 13:6-9 condemns false prophets who see false visions and prophesy lies, directly paralleling Zedekiah's false prophecy here.

Ezekiel 22:28 specifically condemns prophets who see false visions and divine lies, exactly matching Zedekiah's false prophecy here.

In 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Paul warns of false apostles disguised as true—just as Zedekiah disguised his false prophecy as from God.

Isaiah 44:25 declares God frustrates false prophets and diviners, directly echoing the fate of false prophets like Zedekiah.

Jeremiah 28:11 shows Hananiah using a symbolic yoke to falsely claim God's deliverance — mirroring Zedekiah's iron horns as a false prophecy of victory.

Revelation 16:14 describes demonic spirits performing signs to gather kings for battle — echoing Zedekiah's false sign that led Ahab to battle and death.

Deuteronomy 33:17 uses the same horn-and-goring imagery positively for Joseph, which Zedekiah misappropriates for his false prophecy.

2 Kings 3:13 Historical context

2 Kings 3:13 references the prophets of Ahab—the same source of false prophets as Zedekiah here.

Matthew 7:22 shows false prophets claiming Jesus' name — a NT parallel to Zedekiah's false prophecy in God's name, both deceiving others.

Proverbs 25:14 compares empty boasting to clouds without rain, paralleling Zedekiah's false promise of victory that never delivers.

Ezekiel 12:24 declares that false visions will cease — contrasting with the false vision Zedekiah gives here, which still occurred.

Ezekiel 22:25 describes prophets as lions tearing prey — a general indictment of false prophets like Zedekiah who led Ahab to destruction.