2 Chronicles 33:9

So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 33:2 sets up Manasseh's evil, saying he did like the heathen; this verse intensifies it to 'worse than the heathen'.

2 Chronicles 33:16 shows Manasseh later restoring worship, contrasting his earlier leading Judah astray.

2 Chronicles 36:14 records later Judah following nations' abominations, similar to Manasseh's influence but less specific.

2 Chronicles 21:11 likewise describes a king leading Judah astray, but without the specific comparison to destroyed nations.

2 Kings 21:9-11 gives the parallel account: Manasseh seduced Judah to do more evil than the nations God destroyed.

2 Kings 24:4 Historical context

2 Kings 24:4 adds the innocent blood Manasseh shed, another aspect of his evil that led to judgment.

2 Kings 24:3 Historical context

2 Kings 24:3 says Judah was removed because of Manasseh's sins, directly connecting his actions to the exile.

2 Kings 23:26 Historical context

2 Kings 23:26 attributes God's wrath against Judah to Manasseh's provocations, linking his evil deeds to divine judgment.

2 Kings 21:16 directly states Manasseh made Judah sin, providing the parallel account of his seduction of the people.

1 Kings 14:16 records Jeroboam's sin that made Israel sin, paralleling Manasseh seducing Judah to do evil.

2 Kings 17:15 describes Israel following the nations despite God's command, parallel to Manasseh leading Judah to exceed the nations' evil.

Jeremiah 23:13 condemns prophets leading Israel astray, directly paralleling Manasseh's role in leading Judah astray.

1 Kings 21:26 also compares Ahab's abominable idolatry to the Amorites, echoing the same benchmark of surpassing the nations God destroyed.

Jeremiah 32:35 Historical context

Jeremiah 32:35 specifies the child sacrifice abomination that Manasseh introduced — Judah's evil exceeded the nations.

Ezekiel 5:7 Parallel

Ezekiel 5:7 declares Judah more turbulent than surrounding nations — the same surpassing wickedness Manasseh caused.

Micah 6:16 Allusion

Micah 6:16 condemns following Omri and Ahab's statutes—a sin Manasseh emulated, leading Judah into worse idolatry than the nations.

Exodus 23:24 commands not to serve the gods of the nations—Manasseh did the opposite, making Judah worse than them.

2 Kings 17:8-11 details Israel's sins following heathen practices—parallel to Manasseh leading Judah into the same pattern.

Leviticus 18:24 commands Israel not to defile themselves like the nations—a warning Manasseh flagrantly violated by doing worse.

Exodus 23:33 warns that the nations will be a snare—Manasseh fell into that snare and caused Judah to sin, fulfilling the warning.

1 Kings 15:26 describes Nadab walking in Jeroboam's sin that made Israel sin, a similar pattern of a king causing others to sin.

Ezekiel 16:45–47 Related theme

Ezekiel 16:45-47 describes Judah as more corrupt than Samaria and Sodom—same theme of surpassing the nations in wickedness.