2 Chronicles 25:23

And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth–shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 36:6 shows another king taken captive—like Amaziah, a pattern of divine judgment on pride.

Proverbs 16:18 directly states the principle: pride goes before destruction, as seen in Amaziah's fall.

Proverbs 29:23 teaches that pride brings low—exactly what happened to Amaziah after his arrogance.

Daniel 4:37 Parallel

Daniel 4:37 affirms God humbles the proud—the same truth illustrated by Amaziah's capture and humiliation.

Obadiah 1:3 Parallel

Obadiah 1:3 warns that pride deceives—Amaziah’s own pride led to his downfall, just as Edom's would.

Luke 14:11 Parallel

Luke 14:11 teaches that self-exaltation brings humiliation—a NT echo of Amaziah's defeat.

2 Kings 14:13 gives the same account of Joash breaking Jerusalem's wall — a parallel narrative with identical details.