2 Chronicles 13:5
Ought ye not to know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
Cross-reference
2 Chronicles 10:19 states Israel rebelled against David's house — the very rebellion Abijah speaks of.
Leviticus 2:13 introduces the phrase 'covenant of salt' for perpetual offerings, the source of this term.
In 1 Samuel 16:1, God chooses David as king, initiating the dynasty that the covenant of salt here makes perpetual.
In 2 Samuel 7:12-16, God's covenant with David establishes his dynasty forever — the very 'covenant of salt' cited here.
In 1 Kings 8:20, Solomon declares God performed His word to David — directly referencing the same covenant of salt mentioned here.
In 1 Chronicles 17:11, God promises David a son to succeed him on the throne — the same dynastic covenant that Abijah calls a covenant of salt.
In 1 Chronicles 17:14, God establishes David's throne forever — the 'covenant of salt' itself, guaranteeing the perpetual kingdom.
Luke 1:31-33 announces Jesus as the fulfillment of the Davidic covenant, the covenant of salt realized.
Jeremiah 33:26 reaffirms God's commitment to David's line, the same covenant of salt.
Psalm 89:19-37 elaborates on God's eternal covenant with David, the same covenant of salt referenced here.
Jeremiah 33:21 speaks of the unbreakable covenant with David, mirroring the covenant of salt.
1 Kings 12:19 records the same rebellion Abijah references — Israel's break from David's house, directly parallel.
Numbers 18:19 uses 'covenant of salt' for the priestly covenant, showing the phrase's meaning of permanence.
Jeremiah 33:22 promises multiplied offspring to David, an aspect of the covenant of salt.
In Jeremiah 27:5-7, God gives kingdoms to whomever He wills, including Nebuchadnezzar — paralleling His sovereign grant to David, though not a perpetual covenant.
1 Chronicles 28:5 continues: God chose Solomon as David's successor, part of the same Davidic covenant.
In Daniel 4:25-32, the Most High gives kingdoms arbitrarily — the same divine sovereignty that gave David a covenant throne, though without permanence.
In 1 Chronicles 28:4, David recounts God's choice of him as king, the foundation of the covenant of salt mentioned here.
In Daniel 5:18, God gave Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom — parallel to His giving David a kingdom, though not by covenant. Shared theme of divine gift.