2 Chronicles 7:21

And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house?

Cross-reference

In 2 Chronicles 29:8, the same terms 'astonishment' and 'hissing' describe God's judgment on Judah, echoing the temple's desolation.

2 Chronicles 2:9 records Solomon’s request for timber to build a 'wonderful great' house—opposite to the future astonishment at its destruction.

1 Kings 9:8 Parallel

1 Kings 9:8 is the parallel account, nearly verbatim, describing the temple becoming a heap of ruins.

1 Kings 9:9 Parallel

In 1 Kings 9:9, the parallel account gives the same answer—'because they forsook the Lord'—for the temple's downfall.

In Deuteronomy 29:24-28, the same question 'Why has the Lord done this?' appears in covenant curses, providing the original template.

In Jeremiah 5:19, the same question-and-answer pattern about forsaking God explains judgment on the people.

In Jeremiah 16:10-12, the people ask why disaster came, and the answer mirrors the temple passage: forsaking God.

In Jeremiah 19:8, the identical phrase 'astonished and hiss' is applied to Jerusalem's destruction, directly echoing the temple's fate.

In Jeremiah 22:8-9, nations passing by ask why Jerusalem fell, receiving the same answer: covenant abandonment.

Jeremiah 22:9 answers the question in 2 Chronicles 7:21: the people forsook the covenant and worshiped other gods, explaining the desolation.

Mark 13:2 Prophetic fulfillment

Mark 13:2 prophesies the temple's total destruction—fulfilling the desolation announced in the main verse.

Matthew 23:38 echoes the same 'house left desolate' language—Jesus pronounces judgment on the temple similarly.

Ezekiel 5:14 says God will make Jerusalem a waste and reproach to all who pass by—the same outcome prophesied in 2 Chronicles 7:21.

Lamentations 2:15 describes passersby mocking Jerusalem with 'Is this the city of perfection?'—directly echoing the question in 2 Chronicles 7:21.

Jeremiah 18:16 uses identical language: land made desolate so passersby are astonished and wag their heads—fulfilling this warning.

Jeremiah 7:14 directly threatens to do to this house as God did to Shiloh—the same judgment context that causes passersby to be astonished.

In Jeremiah 50:13, the identical 'astonished and hiss' phrase applies to Babylon, showing the universal judgment formula.

In Jeremiah 49:17, the same formula of astonishment and hissing is used for Edom, extending the judgment pattern to other nations.

1 Chronicles 22:5 describes David preparing for a magnificent temple—contrasting with the later ruin that causes astonishment here.