2 Chronicles 32:19
And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 32:13-17 recounts the earlier boasts and letters that 32:19 summarizes, showing internal consistency.
In 2 Chronicles 6:6, God chose Jerusalem for His name to dwell — contrasting the Assyrian blasphemy that treated the God of Jerusalem as a local idol.
Hosea 8:6 explicitly says 'a craftsman made it; it is not God' — directly parallels the man-made idols in 2 Chronicles.
Isaiah 37:19 is the parallel account of the same event — Sennacherib's officials equating God with man-made idols.
Isaiah 2:8 uses the same 'work of their hands' phrase for idols, showing this as a recurring OT indictment of human-made gods.
In Psalm 139:20, the psalmist notes enemies speak against God and take His name in vain — exactly what the Assyrian officials did.
Psalm 135:15-18 similarly describes idols as 'work of men's hands' — powerless, mute, blind, reinforcing the futility of trusting such gods.
Deuteronomy 4:28 describes idols as 'work of human hands' — same phrase used for the gods the Assyrians compared to God.
Isaiah 44:16-20 expands on the absurdity: a man uses part of a tree for fuel and worships the rest — the 'work of his hands' made into a god.
Jeremiah 1:16 echoes the same charge: God judges people for worshiping 'the work of their own hands.'
In Psalm 76:1, God is known and great in Judah — directly countering the Assyrian blasphemy that spoke of Him as a mere deity of Jerusalem.
In Psalm 73:8-11, the wicked scoff and speak against heaven, doubting God's knowledge — directly parallel to the Assyrian blasphemy in Chronicles.
Jeremiah 10:3 describes an idol as a tree cut down and shaped by a craftsman — exactly the 'work of men's hands' condemned here.
Jeremiah 10:9 details the goldsmith's work — the idol is merely the product of skilled human hands, not divine.
Jeremiah 32:30 uses 'work of their hands' to refer to idolatry that provokes God's anger — same indictment.
2 Kings 19:18 states that idols are 'work of men's hands' — exactly the same accusation the Assyrians wrongly applied to God.
Isaiah 37:38 describes Sennacherib's assassination — the judgment on his arrogant words.
2 Kings 19:37 describes Sennacherib's assassination — the divine judgment following his blasphemy against God.
2 Kings 18:33 is the parallel narrative of the same speech — the Assyrian's boast that no god can deliver.
Isaiah 10:10 records Assyria's comparison of Jerusalem's God to powerless idols — the same arrogant reasoning.
Isaiah 36:20 is the parallel account of the Assyrian official's challenge against the LORD.
Psalm 132:14 says Zion is God's permanent resting place, directly countering the Assyrians' dismissal of Him.
Isaiah 14:32 responds that the Lord founded Zion as a refuge, contrasting the Assyrians' scorn for her God.
Psalm 132:13 declares the Lord chose Zion as His dwelling, affirming the unique identity of Jerusalem's God.
In Psalm 10:14, the psalmist affirms that God sees and helps the helpless — contrasting the Assyrian view of God as a mute idol.
In Psalm 10:13, the wicked renounce God, thinking He won't judge — similar to the Assyrian officials' blasphemy reducing God to a powerless idol.
Deuteronomy 27:15 curses those who make idols, 'work of a craftsman', reinforcing that such gods are not real.
Psalm 78:68 shows God's choice of Mount Zion, underscoring the special status of the God of Jerusalem.
Psalm 76:2 affirms God's dwelling in Jerusalem/Zion, reinforcing that the God of Jerusalem is uniquely present there.
Ezra 7:19 uses 'God of Jerusalem' reverently for temple vessels — contrasting the Assyrian officials' disrespectful use.
In Ezekiel 35:13, Edom's boasting against God parallels Assyria's blasphemy here — both enemies multiply arrogant words against the Lord.