2 Chronicles 34:21
Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do after all that is written in this book.
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 34:26 relays that Josiah himself will be spared due to his humility — the flip side of the wrath he feared.
2 Chronicles 34:24 is the Lord's response to Josiah's inquiry — confirming the disaster from the book, fulfilling his fear of wrath.
2 Chronicles 29:6 acknowledges the trespasses of the fathers — same pattern of national repentance Josiah is initiating.
In 2 Chronicles 12:7, God's wrath is turned away when people humble themselves — foreshadowing Josiah's humility and mercy.
Deuteronomy 28:15 starts the covenant curses for disobedience — the specific Torah passage that triggered Josiah's fear.
Ezekiel 20:1-7 shows elders inquiring of God but being rejected due to ancestral idolatry—opposite of Josiah's repentant inquiry.
Ezekiel 14:1-11 warns against insincere inquiry from those with idols in heart—contrasts with Josiah's humble, sincere search.
2 Kings 22:13 records Josiah's identical words — this is the parallel account of the same event.
2 Kings 17:7 explains Israel's exile was due to sin against God — the same reason Josiah fears wrath for Judah.
2 Kings 17:6 records the Assyrian exile of Israel — the very judgment Josiah fears will come for Judah's neglect of God's law.
Deuteronomy 32:15-25 warns of God's wrath for forsaking Him — the very wrath Josiah fears from the found book.
Deuteronomy 31:16-22 foretells Israel's apostasy and resulting disaster — the very sin Josiah realizes has brought judgment.
Deuteronomy 30:17-19 presents the life-or-death choice of the covenant — the basis for the wrath Josiah fears.
Deuteronomy 29:18-28 describes God's wrath and exile for idolatry — directly matching Josiah's fear.
Leviticus 26:14-46 lists the covenant curses for disobedience — the very wrath Josiah fears for neglecting God's law.
Nehemiah 8:9 describes people weeping upon hearing the Law — echoing Josiah's distress at discovering the book.
In Jeremiah 36:7, the same phrase 'great is the anger' appears with hope of repentance — parallel to Josiah's fear of great wrath.
In Zechariah 1:4, the call not to be like the fathers who ignored God — directly parallels Josiah's situation where the fathers failed to keep the law.
In Jeremiah 26:19, Hezekiah's fear of the LORD led to God relenting — a parallel to Josiah's fear of wrath here.
Jeremiah 42:2 depicts the remnant asking Jeremiah to intercede — a parallel to Josiah's inquiry after discovering the law.
Isaiah 37:2-4 shows Hezekiah sending to Isaiah in fear of God's wrath — a similar response to national crisis.
In Ezekiel 7:8, God says He will pour out His fury — similar to the 'wrath poured out' Josiah fears from disobedience.
In Ezekiel 36:18, God pours out fury for blood and idols — parallel to the wrath Josiah fears for failing to keep the law.
In Psalm 119:120, the psalmist trembles at God's judgments, echoing Josiah's fear of divine wrath for disobedience.