2 Kings 17:13
Yet the Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 17:23 records the fulfillment: Israel was exiled as warned, showing the outcome of ignoring the prophets.
2 Kings 18:6 contrasts Hezekiah's obedience with Israel's disobedience, showing the alternative response to the warning.
Isaiah 1:21-24 laments Jerusalem's unfaithfulness as harlotry — a specific indictment matching the idolatry warning in 2 Kings 17:13.
Deuteronomy 8:19 pronounces the same warning: forgetting God and serving other gods leads to perishing.
Isaiah 55:7 explicitly parallels the command to forsake evil ways and turn to the Lord, promising mercy.
Jeremiah 3:8-11 contrasts faithless Israel and Judah, revealing the same unfaithfulness that the warning in 2 Kings 17:13 addresses.
Jeremiah 5:29-31 asks 'Shall I not punish?' over false prophets — reinforcing the judgment theme from the true prophets in 2 Kings 17:13.
Jeremiah 7:3-7 expands on the same call to reform ways and actions, linking it to remaining in the land.
Jeremiah 7:23 directly echoes the call to obey God's voice and walk in His ways, mirroring the warning in the main verse.
Jeremiah 18:11 directly repeats the command to turn from evil ways, warning of impending disaster.
Jeremiah 25:5 contains the identical call to turn from evil ways and practices, tied to remaining in the land.
Jeremiah 26:4-6 repeats the warning to listen to God's prophets or face judgment — directly parallel to the prophetic testimony.
Jeremiah 35:15 combines the sending of prophets with the command to turn from wicked ways, mirroring 2 Kings 17:13 closely.
Ezekiel 18:31 calls for ridding oneself of offenses and gaining a new heart, the same repentance theme with inner transformation.
Hosea 4:15 warns Judah not to follow Israel's idolatry—a direct application of the general warning to both kingdoms in 2 Kings 17:13.
Hosea 14:1 calls Israel to return to the Lord, directly echoing the 'turn from evil ways' message.
Zechariah 1:3-6 explicitly recalls the former prophets who were ignored — directly citing the same warning pattern as 2 Kings 17:13.
Psalm 81:9 specifies the command against foreign gods—a key part of the law Israel was warned to keep in 2 Kings 17:13.
Joshua 23:16 warns of perishing from the land for serving other gods—the covenant threat behind the prophetic call in 2 Kings 17:13.
Nehemiah 9:30 explicitly describes God warning by His Spirit through prophets, leading to exile—exactly the situation here.
Nehemiah 9:29 recounts the same pattern: God warned through prophets, but Israel refused to obey.
2 Chronicles 36:16 shows the people's rejection of those prophets—the tragic response to the warnings given in 2 Kings 17:13.
2 Chronicles 36:15 describes the same persistent sending of prophets by the LORD, echoing the warning in 2 Kings 17:13 from a parallel historical account.
1 Samuel 12:7-15 warns that rebellion brings God's hand against you — the same covenantal warning the prophets delivered in 2 Kings 17:13.
Judges 6:10 records God's warning not to fear Amorite gods — the same covenant pattern of prophetic warning seen in 2 Kings 17:13.
Judges 10:11-14 recounts God's deliverances then tells Israel to cry to their chosen gods — mirroring the warning-and-judgment cycle in 2 Kings 17:13.
Isaiah 1:5-15 rebukes empty worship and rebellion — echoing the prophetic call to turn from evil ways in 2 Kings 17:13.
Deuteronomy 4:26 warns of destruction for disobedience—the very consequence that 2 Kings 17:13 seeks to avert by calling Israel to keep the law.
Amos 2:11 reminds that God raised up prophets (and Nazirites) as witnesses, confirming He sent them to call Israel back.
Hosea 12:10 declares that God spoke through prophets with visions and parables, highlighting the means of divine warning.
Hosea 11:2 shows Israel's stubbornness: the more God called through prophets, the more they strayed to idols.
Daniel 9:10 acknowledges disobedience to God's laws delivered by prophets, reinforcing the same indictment from 2 Kings.
Daniel 9:6 confesses that the people did not listen to God's prophets, directly echoing the charge of ignoring divine warnings.
Jeremiah 26:5 emphasizes heeding the prophets sent early and often — a specific reiteration of the prophetic warning.
2 Chronicles 24:19 recounts God sending prophets to testify, yet the people refused — identical pattern to the main verse.
Zechariah 7:11 describes the same stubborn refusal to heed God's prophets — they 'turned a stubborn shoulder' and stopped their ears.
Nehemiah 9:34 confesses that they did not keep the law or heed the testimonies — exactly what the main verse warns against.
Jeremiah 3:7 records God's call to Israel to return, which they ignored — matching the call to turn from evil ways.
Hosea 11:5 states Israel will face Assyrian captivity because they refused to return to God, the result of ignoring the call to repent.
Acts 20:21 testifies to repentance toward God—the same 'turn from evil ways' that 2 Kings 17:13 calls for, now extended to all people.
Jeremiah 42:19 records a specific prophetic warning against going to Egypt, illustrating the ongoing pattern of God sending warnings through prophets.
Deuteronomy 31:21 prophesies that Israel's future rebellion would be testified against, as God now warns through prophets.
Ezekiel 3:19 describes the prophet's duty as a watchman who warns the wicked, explaining the role of those sent to call Israel to turn.
Jeremiah 25:4 describes God persistently sending prophets, mirroring the warning pattern but focusing on Israel's refusal to listen.
Psalm 81:8 echoes this call to listen: God testifies to his people, urging them to heed his voice as the prophets did.
2 Peter 3:9 shows God's patience and desire for repentance in the NT, aligning with the OT call to turn from evil.