2 Chronicles 15:4
But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
Cross-reference
2 Chronicles 15:15 directly fulfills the principle: they sought with whole desire and He was found — the immediate outcome of the turning described.
In 2 Chronicles 15:2, the prophet promises that seeking God leads to being found — 15:4 shows this promise fulfilled when Israel sought Him in distress.
In 2 Chronicles 15:12, the people covenant to seek God — a specific application of the pattern in 15:4 where seeking leads to being found.
Deuteronomy 4:29 promises that seeking God with all your heart leads to finding Him, directly echoed in 2 Chronicles 15:4 when Israel seeks in distress.
Deuteronomy 4:30 speaks of returning to God in tribulation, mirroring the turning to God in distress in 2 Chronicles 15:4.
Judges 3:9 shows this same cycle: Israel cries out in distress, and God raises a deliverer — a concrete example of God being found when sought.
Judges 10:10-16 expands the pattern: Israel confesses sin, puts away idols, and God relents — a detailed example of repentance leading to His help.
Psalm 106:44 confirms this pattern: God heard their cry and regarded their affliction — a poetic summary of the same dynamic.
Isaiah 55:6 exhorts seeking the Lord while He may be found — a universal call that mirrors the historical pattern of seeking in trouble.
Isaiah 65:1 contrasts: God is found by those who did not seek Him — a different dynamic than the deliberate seeking in distress.
In Zechariah 1:3, God promises to return to those who return to Him — echoing the principle in 2 Chronicles 15:4 that seeking God leads to being found.
In Romans 10:20, Paul quotes Isaiah about God being found by those who did not seek Him — contrasting with the seeking in 2 Chronicles 15:4.
Hosea 6:1 calls Israel to return to the Lord, echoing the same turning in trouble but as a prophetic invitation to seek healing.
Hosea 14:1-3 urges return with words of repentance — a parallel call to seek God, though in a different covenant context.