In 2 Chronicles 34:24, Huldah prophesies calamity because of the book read here—linking the reading to judgment.

In 2 Chronicles 34:15, Hilkiah discovers the Book of the Law—the same book Josiah later reads publicly here.

In 2 Chronicles 34:18, Shaphan reads the book to the king privately—the reading that prompts Josiah's public reading here.

In 2 Chronicles 34:19, the king tears his clothes upon hearing the law—showing the urgency behind this public reading.

2 Chronicles 15:12 describes Asa's covenant to seek the Lord — a parallel covenant renewal to Josiah's reading of the law.

2 Chronicles 17:7-9 describes Jehoshaphat sending teachers of the law — a parallel reform to Josiah's public reading here.

In 2 Chronicles 29:10, Hezekiah vows to make a covenant—foreshadowing Josiah's covenant after reading the book.

Deuteronomy 17:18-20 commands the king to read the law — Josiah here fulfills that duty by reading it aloud to the assembly.

In Jeremiah 31:32, the new covenant is not like the old 'which they broke'—the very covenant Josiah reads here.

In Jeremiah 31:31, God promises a new covenant—contrasting the old covenant read here, which Israel broke.

Nehemiah 8:2-5 recounts Ezra's public reading of the law — a direct parallel to Josiah's covenant renewal reading here.

In 2 Kings 23:21, Josiah commands Passover as written in the book—the direct result of this public reading.

In 2 Kings 23:2, the same event is recounted—Josiah reads the Book of the Covenant to the people.

In Exodus 24:7, Moses reads the Book of the Covenant to Israel—a direct parallel to Josiah's public covenant reading here.

Jeremiah 11:10 describes the broken covenant that Josiah's reading seeks to restore—a contrast of disobedience and reform.

In 2 Kings 23:1, Josiah summons the elders—the gathering that precedes this public reading in the parallel account.

Jeremiah 34:8 records Zedekiah's covenant with the people—a later parallel to Josiah's covenant, though with different terms.