2 Chronicles 23:11
Then they brought out the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.
Cross-references
In 2 Chronicles 22:11, Joash is rescued from Athaliah's massacre; here he is crowned king, completing the narrative arc.
2 Chronicles 24:20 shows the tragic irony: Jehoiada's son Zechariah is later killed by Joash—the king anointed here turns against the priest's family.
Exodus 25:16 mentions the Testimony placed in the ark — the same covenant document given to the king here to guide his reign.
Exodus 31:18 records God giving the stone tablets of the Testimony — the same law later given to the king here as a royal charter.
Deuteronomy 17:18-20 commands kings to have a copy of the law — the very testimony given to Joash here, fulfilling that requirement.
In 1 Samuel 10:1, Samuel anoints Saul with oil — a parallel anointing ceremony of a king chosen by God.
In 1 Samuel 10:24, the people shout 'Long live the king!' at Saul's coronation — the same acclamation as for Joash.
In 2 Samuel 5:3, David is anointed king by the elders — another public anointing establishing a king over Israel.
In 1 Kings 1:34, the instruction to anoint Solomon and shout 'Long live the king!' mirrors the actual ceremony for Joash.
In 1 Kings 1:39, Zadok anoints Solomon with oil and the people shout 'Long live the king!' — nearly identical to Joash's coronation.
2 Kings 11:12 is the parallel account of the same coronation, with nearly identical wording and actions.
In 1 Kings 1:25, the same acclamation 'Long live the king' is used for Adonijah's illegitimate claim—contrasting with Joash's rightful anointing here.
Psalm 78:5 affirms God establishing the law in Israel — the same testimony given to the king here to preserve and obey.