2 Chronicles 18:10
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
Cross-references
In 2 Chronicles 18:23, Zedekiah slaps Micaiah, revealing his hostile reaction when confronted with the truth.
Jeremiah 23:17 condemns false prophets promising peace—exactly what Zedekiah does with his false victory prophecy.
Jeremiah 23:21 says false prophets run without God sending them—Zedekiah also claims 'Thus says the LORD' without divine commission.
Jeremiah 23:25 condemns prophets who prophesy lies in God's name—Zedekiah's iron horns prophecy is a lying claim.
Jeremiah 23:31 rebukes prophets who claim 'declares the LORD' falsely—Zedekiah uses that formula for a false oracle.
Jeremiah 28:2-3 records Hananiah's false prophecy of quick restoration—mirrors Zedekiah's false promise of pushing Syrians to destruction.
Jeremiah 28:10-14 shows Hananiah breaking the yoke—a false prophet using a symbolic act, mirroring Zedekiah's false promise with iron horns.
Jeremiah 28:11 features Hananiah using a symbolic yoke to falsely prophesy victory, mirroring the iron horns.
In Jeremiah 27:2, Jeremiah uses a symbolic yoke similarly to Zedekiah's iron horns—both prophets employ physical objects to convey a divine message.
Jeremiah 29:21 also condemns a false prophet named Zedekiah, showing God's judgment on those who prophesy lies in His name.
Ezekiel 13:7 rebukes false prophets who claim 'The Lord declares' when He has not spoken, echoing the same lie.
Deuteronomy 33:17 uses horns as a symbol of true divine strength, contrasting with the false prophet's misuse of the image.
Ezekiel 22:28 condemns false prophets who whitewash deeds with false visions, similar to the lying prophecy here.