2 Kings 18:12

Because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.

Cross-reference

2 Kings 17:7–23 Historical context

2 Kings 17:7-23 elaborates on the reasons for Israel's exile that 18:12 summarizes—disobedience and covenant violation.

2 Kings 17:23 directly states Israel was exiled for their sins, reinforcing the same reason given here.

Nehemiah 9:27 recounts God giving Israel into enemy hands when they sinned — same pattern as the Assyrian exile in 2 Kings 18:12.

In 1 Peter 4:17, judgment begins with God's household and extends to those who do not obey the gospel — a direct parallel to judgment on disobedient Israel.

Daniel 9:6 Parallel

Daniel 9:6 confesses that Israel did not listen to the prophets — the same failure as in 2 Kings 18:12 where they neither listened nor obeyed.

Jeremiah 7:23 commands obedience to God's voice — the very command Israel failed to obey, causing the exile in 2 Kings 18:12.

Jeremiah 3:8 describes God divorcing unfaithful Israel — the exile in 2 Kings 18:12 is the outcome of that covenant unfaithfulness.

Isaiah 1:19 Contrast

Isaiah 1:19 promises blessing for obedience — contrasting with the curse of exile in 2 Kings 18:12 because of disobedience.

Deuteronomy 8:20 warns that disobedience leads to destruction, exactly the reason given in 18:12 for Israel's deportation.

Nehemiah 9:26 describes Israel rebelling and casting away God's law — directly parallel to the covenant breaking in 2 Kings 18:12.

Deuteronomy 31:17 warns that God will hide His face when they break the covenant — fulfilled in the exile described in 2 Kings 18:12.

Deuteronomy 29:24-28 details the covenant curses and the reason for exile — this verse summarizes that same cause of disobedience.

Deuteronomy 11:28 pronounces a curse for disobedience, which is the cause of Israel's exile as stated in 18:12.

Joshua 7:11 Parallel

Joshua 7:11 also says Israel 'transgressed the covenant'—the same wording—linking Achan's sin to the nation's later exile.

Deuteronomy 17:2 uses the identical phrase 'transgress his covenant' to define the sin that leads to judgment, mirroring the reason for exile here.

Daniel 9:10 Parallel

Daniel 9:10 confesses not obeying the voice of the LORD, the exact failure cited here for Israel's exile.

1 Kings 8:33 provides the covenant principle: defeat follows sin against the LORD, the same cause of exile here.

Hosea 11:5 Parallel

Hosea 11:5 says Assyria became their king because they refused to return to God, the same root cause as the exile.

Nehemiah 9:17 recalls Israel's refusal to listen and rebellion against God — mirroring the disobedience that led to exile.

1 Kings 14:15 specifies provoking the LORD with Asherim, a concrete example of the disobedience that led to exile.

Ezekiel 11:12 condemns Israel for not walking in God's statutes, matching the disobedience that caused the exile.

Amos 2:6 Parallel

Amos 2:6 lists specific transgressions that brought punishment, showing the covenantal breach behind the exile.

Micah 3:4 Parallel

In Micah 3:4, God hides his face from those who cry out because of their evil — echoing the principle of judgment for disobedience seen here.

In 2 Thessalonians 1:8, punishment for those who do not obey the gospel parallels the OT pattern of judgment on covenant-breakers.