2 Chronicles 12:7
And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
Cross-references
In 2 Chronicles 12:12, this same humbling of Judah is revisited, showing that because they humbled themselves, God turned wrath away.
In 2 Chronicles 34:25, God's wrath is poured out because Judah did not humble themselves, contrasting with the mercy shown here when Rehoboam humbled himself.
In 2 Chronicles 30:11, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humble themselves and respond to Hezekiah’s invitation — similar individual repentance amid widespread disobedience.
In Leviticus 26:41, God promises to relent if Israel humbles their uncircumcised hearts — the same condition met here by Rehoboam and the leaders.
In Judges 10:15, Israel also humbles itself and confesses sin, and God responds with deliverance — a parallel pattern of repentance and mercy.
In 1 Kings 21:29, God delays disaster because Ahab humbles himself — here, God spares Jerusalem from total destruction for the same reason.
In 2 Kings 13:23, God's compassion and covenant faithfulness spare Israel from destruction, echoing the same mercy shown here when Rehoboam humbles himself.
In Isaiah 42:25, God pours out His fierce anger on Israel with no repentance, contrasting with the repentance here that turns away God's wrath.
In Jeremiah 7:20, God's anger is poured out unrelentingly because of persistent sin, contrasting with the mercy shown here when the people humble themselves.
In 1 Kings 12:22, the prophet Shemaiah delivers God's word to Rehoboam, the same prophet who brings the message of mercy here after the people humble themselves.
In 2 Kings 13:4-7, God gives Israel a deliverer after they cry out — here, God grants some relief after the leaders humble themselves.
In Luke 15:18-21, the prodigal son humbles himself and confesses to his father — a NT parallel to the repentance that moves God here.
In Judges 10:16, God's compassion is stirred when Israel puts away foreign gods — here, God relents when the leaders humble themselves.
In 1 Peter 5:6, believers are told to humble themselves under God's hand so He may exalt them — here Rehoboam and leaders humble themselves and God relents from destroying them.