2 Chronicles 30:10

So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

Cross-reference

2 Chronicles 30:6 Historical context

2 Chronicles 30:6 sends couriers with the invitation; verse 10 records their mockery — the direct response to that mission.

2 Chronicles 30:1 Historical context

2 Chronicles 30:1 records the invitation the couriers delivered; here we see the mocking response they received.

2 Chronicles 36:16 describes mocking God's messengers — the same pattern of rejecting divine warnings seen here.

In Nehemiah 2:19, opponents similarly laugh and scorn Nehemiah's rebuilding mission—another instance of God's work met with mockery.

Luke 8:53 Parallel

In Luke 8:53, the crowd laughs at Jesus over Jairus's daughter—the same scorn directed at a divine messenger.

Luke 16:14 Parallel

In Luke 16:14, the Pharisees deride Jesus—religious leaders mocking God's call, just as Israel's leaders mocked Hezekiah's couriers.

Luke 22:63 Parallel

In Luke 22:63, the soldiers mock and beat Jesus—a direct parallel to the scorn shown to God's messengers in 2 Chronicles.

Luke 22:64 Parallel

In Luke 22:64, they blindfold and strike Jesus, mocking his prophetic identity—another echo of scorn against God's anointed.

Luke 23:35 Parallel

In Luke 23:35, rulers deride Jesus on the cross—the same pattern of leaders mocking God's redemptive work.

Acts 17:32 Parallel

In Acts 17:32, some mock Paul's resurrection preaching—mockery of the gospel message, akin to the couriers being scorned.

In Hebrews 11:36, faithful endure cruel mockings—a summary of the suffering God's servants face, including the mockery from 2 Chronicles.

Isaiah 28:22 warns against scoffing – the very response the couriers received here.

Genesis 19:14 shows Lot's warning being treated as a joke — similar mockery of a divine call to escape judgment.

Esther 3:13 Contrast

Esther 3:13 also has couriers with a royal decree — but one of destruction, contrasting the invitation here.

In Genesis 21:9, Ishmael mocks Isaac—an early example of ridicule against the child of promise, paralleling mockery of God's work.

Job 12:4 Parallel

In Job 12:4, the righteous man is laughed to scorn by neighbors—a personal lament mirroring the mockery God's couriers endured.