2 Chronicles 30:6
So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 30:10 records the northern tribes' mocking response to this very invitation—continuing the narrative immediately.
2 Kings 15:29 describes the deportation of northern tribes by Assyria, directly accounting for the escaped remnant.
Joel 2:12-14 details the required repentance — fasting, weeping — and cites God's gracious character as motivation.
Isaiah 55:7 urges the wicked to return to the LORD for pardon — directly paralleling Hezekiah's call to return so God would turn to them.
Hosea 14:1 directly parallels this imperative: 'Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God,' with the same structure.
Jeremiah 4:1 echoes this call to return, making clear that turning to God is the path to restoration.
Ezekiel 33:11 reveals God's desire for repentance rather than death, undergirding the urgency of this call to return.
In Zechariah 1:3, the same call to 'Return to me and I will return to you' echoes Hezekiah's plea — a direct prophetic parallel.
1 Chronicles 5:26 describes the Assyrian exile that created the remnant Hezekiah addresses here—providing historical background for the 'escaped' remnant.
Isaiah 1:9 echoes the remnant theme—God sparing a few survivors—reinforcing the hope behind Hezekiah's call to return.
Lamentations 3:40 urges self-examination and return to the LORD—the exact action Hezekiah’s message demands.
James 4:8 applies the NT equivalent: drawing near to God ensures His nearness, fulfilling the promise here.
Judges 6:35 shows a similar pattern of messengers summoning all Israel—here Gideon's call parallels Hezekiah's couriers gathering the people.
Lamentations 5:21 prays for restoration from exile, reflecting the same hope but from a lamenting posture.
Jeremiah 3:7 quotes God expecting Israel to return—a similar call to repentance, though there it was unheeded.
Esther 8:10 sends couriers with letters of deliverance—mirroring Hezekiah's messengers bearing a call to restoration.
Esther 3:13 also uses royal couriers, but with orders to destroy—contrasting the life-giving call to return here.
Esther 8:14 describes couriers dispatched with a king's decree — a parallel to Hezekiah's couriers carrying his invitation.