2 Kings 11:18
And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 10:26 recounts Jehu's destruction of the Baal pillar, similar to the removal of Baal worship and his priest here.
In 2 Kings 18:4, Hezekiah similarly destroys idolatrous objects—high places, pillars, Asherah, and the bronze serpent—continuing the reform pattern begun here.
In 2 Kings 23:4-6, Josiah purges Baal vessels and Asherah from the temple, echoing Jehoiada's earlier destruction of Baal's altar and image.
In 2 Kings 23:14, Josiah breaks sacred pillars and cuts down Asherah—another act of destroying idolatrous objects similar to the Baal altar demolition here.
In 2 Kings 23:20, Josiah kills the priests of the high places — a later reform that mirrors this purge of Baal's priest.
2 Kings 17:16 describes Israel serving Baal — a contrast to this faithful act of tearing down Baal's temple.
In Deuteronomy 12:3, God commands destroying Canaanite altars, pillars, and Asherah—a law that Jehoiada's actions here directly obey.
In 2 Chronicles 34:7, Josiah destroys altars, makes dust of images, and cuts down incense altars—similar to the thorough destruction of Baal worship here.
In 2 Chronicles 34:4, Josiah tears down altars and Asherah poles, mirroring the destruction of Baal's altar and image here.
2 Chronicles 23:18-20 gives the parallel account of this same event, showing Jehoiada's reforms and temple restoration.
In 2 Chronicles 23:17, this same covenant and destruction of Baal's temple is recounted, providing a parallel version of the event.
In 1 Kings 18:40, Elijah slaughters the prophets of Baal — a direct parallel to this execution of Baal's priest.
Deuteronomy 13:9 specifies that the people must execute the false prophet; here they carry out that command by killing Mattan.
Deuteronomy 13:5 commands executing false prophets who lead to idolatry; here the people kill Mattan the Baal priest, applying that law.
In Exodus 32:20, Moses burns, grinds, and scatters the golden calf—an earlier act of destroying an idol, paralleling the demolition of Baal's altar here.
Isaiah 2:18 prophesies idols utterly passing away — a future echo of the historical demolition of Baal's temple here.
Zechariah 13:2 promises God will cut off idol names and false prophets — a future cleansing that parallels this purge of Baal worship.