2 Kings 16:10

And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.

Cross-reference

2 Kings 16:14 Historical context

2 Kings 16:14 describes the bronze altar Ahaz displaced, highlighting the physical replacement of God's altar with a pagan copy.

2 Kings 17:8 says Israel adopted pagan customs, which is exactly what Ahaz did by copying a Syrian altar design.

2 Kings 21:4 records Manasseh building pagan altars in the temple, continuing the pattern of defilement begun by Ahaz.

2 Chronicles 28:23-25 provides the parallel account of Ahaz's idolatry and its result.

Romans 12:2 Contrast

Romans 12:2 commands not conforming to the world — directly opposing Ahaz's conformity to a pagan altar design.

Ezekiel 43:11 gives God's own temple pattern, contrasting sharply with Ahaz's use of a pagan pattern for his altar.

Ezekiel 43:8 condemns placing pagan thresholds by God's threshold, echoing Ahaz's defilement of the temple with a foreign altar.

Exodus 24:4 Contrast

Exodus 24:4 shows Moses building an altar according to God's command — contrasting Ahaz's altar built from a human pattern.

1 Chronicles 28:19 emphasizes the divine origin of the temple pattern — opposing Ahaz's humanly copied altar.

1 Chronicles 28:12 continues the divine pattern for the temple — in contrast to Ahaz's pagan pattern.

1 Chronicles 28:11 gives David's God-given temple pattern — contrasting Ahaz's self-derived pattern from Damascus.

Deuteronomy 12:30 warns against copying pagan worship, which Ahaz directly violates here.

Exodus 39:43 describes the tabernacle made exactly as God commanded — opposing Ahaz's copying a pagan altar.

Ezekiel 11:12 accuses Israel of following the nations' practices — Ahaz copying a pagan altar is a clear instance of that rebellion.

Ezekiel 16:28 rebukes Israel's prostitution with Assyria — Ahaz's adoption of an Assyrian altar embodies that unfaithfulness.

Mark 7:9 Parallel

Mark 7:9 condemns setting aside God's commands for human traditions — Ahaz replacing the altar with a pagan copy does exactly that.

Isaiah 8:2 Historical context

Isaiah 8:2 names Uriah the priest as a witness, the same Uriah who built Ahaz's copy — linking the event to prophetic testimony.

Ezekiel 44:12 warns against priests leading Israel into idolatry — Uriah's compliance with Ahaz's pagan altar is such a failure.

2 Chronicles 36:14 generalizes the defiling of God's house by leaders, which Ahaz's altar copy exemplifies.

Joshua 22:28 describes a replica altar as a legitimate witness, whereas Ahaz's replica was for false worship — a contrast.