2 Chronicles 24:19

Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

Cross-references

In 2 Chronicles 36:15, God sends messengers again and again, exactly paralleling the prophetic mission described here.

In 2 Chronicles 36:16, the people mock and reject God's messengers, matching the refusal to listen here.

Jeremiah 25:5 gives the specific call to repentance that the people ignored—the message sent by the prophets.

Luke 20:9-15 parables of tenants who kill the owner's servants mirror the rejection of God's prophets.

Luke 11:47-51 directly references Zechariah's murder (son of Jehoiada), tying rejection of prophets to bloodguilt.

Matthew 13:15 describes people with dull ears and closed eyes who refuse to hear — the same rebellion as in 2 Chron 24:19.

Jeremiah 44:5 continues the refusal: they did not listen or turn from their evil.

Jeremiah 44:4 repeats the sending of prophets with the plea 'do not do this abominable thing'.

Jeremiah 26:5 again states God sent prophets rising early, but the people did not listen.

In 2 Kings 17:13-15, Israel and Judah reject prophets and God's decrees, paralleling the same stubbornness here.

Jeremiah 25:4 echoes this: God sent all His servants the prophets, rising early, yet they did not listen.

Jeremiah 7:26 repeats the same pattern: God sent prophets, but the people stiffened their necks and refused to listen.

In Jeremiah 7:25, God sent prophets day after day from the exodus, emphasizing the persistent sending mentioned here.

In Nehemiah 9:26, the people kill prophets who warned them, echoing the rejection of prophets here.

Isaiah 30:10 shows people commanding prophets to stop speaking truth—matching the refusal to hear God's messengers in 2 Chronicles 24:19.

Zechariah 1:4 references the same pattern: former prophets cried out but the fathers did not listen—exactly what 2 Chronicles 24:19 describes.

Mark 12:3 Parallel

Mark 12:3 depicts tenants beating the owner's servant—a parable echoing how God's prophets were rejected, as in 2 Chronicles 24:19.

Nehemiah 9:29 recounts how Israel 'would not hear' despite testimony — a direct parallel to the refusal in 2 Chron 24:19.

Luke 20:10 Parallel

Luke 20:10 records the same parable: servants sent to tenants are beaten—mirroring the rejection of prophets in 2 Chronicles 24:19.

Acts 7:52 Allusion

Acts 7:52 explicitly states that the fathers persecuted and killed the prophets—the same rejection seen in 2 Chronicles 24:19.

Isaiah 55:3 Contrast

Isaiah 55:3 invites 'incline your ear,' offering life — a positive call opposite the hardened refusal in 2 Chron 24:19.

Isaiah 51:4 Contrast

Isaiah 51:4 calls God's people to 'give ear,' a direct contrast to their refusal to hear in 2 Chron 24:19.

Isaiah 28:23 commands 'give ear,' contrasting with the people's refusal to give ear in 2 Chron 24:19.

In Matthew 13:9, Jesus urges 'he who has ears to hear, let him hear' — contrasting with those who refused to give ear in 2 Chron 24:19.

Psalm 95:8 Parallel

In Psalm 95:8, the warning not to harden hearts echoes the refusal to hear in 2 Chron 24:19, urging obedience.

Matthew 13:16 pronounces blessing on those who hear, contrasting the disobedience of those who would not give ear in 2 Chron 24:19.

Luke 16:31 Parallel

Luke 16:31 expresses the same principle: those who reject the prophets won't be persuaded even by a resurrection.

Isaiah 42:23 asks who will give ear, highlighting the rarity of listening — opposite the stubborn refusal in 2 Chron 24:19.