2 Kings 18:4

He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

Cross-references

2 Kings 18:22 Historical context

In 2 Kings 18:22, the Assyrian official cites these very reforms, accusing Hezekiah of offending God by removing altars.

In 2 Kings 23:4, Josiah continues Hezekiah’s work, purging idolatrous vessels from the temple — a parallel reform.

2 Kings 15:35 notes Jotham left high places—Hezekiah's action contrasts with that common failure.

2 Kings 15:4 notes Uzziah left high places—Hezekiah's reform is a decisive break from his predecessors.

2 Kings 14:4 notes Amaziah left high places standing—Hezekiah's removal contrasts with this recurring failure.

2 Kings 12:3 notes Jehoash did not remove high places—Hezekiah's reform breaks that pattern of neglect.

In 2 Kings 21:3, Manasseh rebuilt the high places Hezekiah had destroyed, reversing his reforms completely.

In 2 Kings 11:18, Jehoiada and the people tore down Baal's temple and killed its priest, mirroring Hezekiah's removal of idolatrous objects.

In 2 Kings 10:27, Jehu destroyed Baal's temple and made it a latrine—a direct parallel to Hezekiah's smashing of the bronze serpent and high places.

In 2 Kings 13:6, Israel persisted in Jeroboam's sins—contrasting Hezekiah's reforms that ended such idolatry in Judah.

John 3:14 Typology

In John 3:14, Jesus uses that same bronze serpent as a type of His own crucifixion.

In 2 Chronicles 33:3, Manasseh reversed Hezekiah's work by rebuilding the high places and erecting altars.

In 2 Chronicles 31:1, the parallel account details the same reform—breaking pillars and cutting down Asheroth.

1 Kings 22:43 notes Jehoshaphat did not remove high places—Hezekiah's reform exceeds that of other good kings.

1 Kings 15:14 notes Asa's heart was true but high places remained—Hezekiah goes further by removing them.

1 Kings 3:3 Contrast

1 Kings 3:3 shows Solomon himself used high places—Hezekiah's reform surpasses even Solomon's piety by removing them.

1 Kings 3:2 Contrast

1 Kings 3:2 explains high places were tolerated before the Temple—Hezekiah removes them even after it exists, showing stricter obedience.

Leviticus 26:30 threatens destruction of high places and incense altars—Hezekiah's reform enacts that divine judgment proactively.

Deuteronomy 12:3 details destroying altars and Asherah poles, fulfilling the law Hezekiah enforces.

Deuteronomy 12:2 orders the destruction of high places — the very reform Hezekiah carries out.

Deuteronomy 7:5 provides the command Hezekiah follows — break altars, smash pillars, cut down Asherah poles.

Numbers 21:9 Historical context

In Numbers 21:9, Moses made the serpent; this is the object Hezekiah broke.

Numbers 21:8 Historical context

In Numbers 21:8, God commanded Moses to make the bronze serpent that Hezekiah later destroyed.

In Exodus 34:13, God commands breaking altars and pillars—Hezekiah obeys that very command.

In 2 Chronicles 34:3, Josiah began purging high places and Asherah poles, following Hezekiah's example of reform.

In 2 Chronicles 32:12, the Assyrian Rabshakeh repeats the accusation that Hezekiah removed high places and altars.

In 2 Chronicles 23:17, Jehoiada destroyed Baal's temple and its altars, similar to Hezekiah's destruction of idolatrous sites.

In 2 Chronicles 14:3, Asa removed high places, sacred stones, and Asherah poles—the same actions Hezekiah later undertook.

Judges 6:25 Parallel

In Judges 6:25, Gideon destroys a Baal altar and Asherah pole — an earlier example of the same purge Hezekiah undertakes.

Ezekiel 20:28 condemns the high‑place worship Hezekiah eliminated, showing the persistent sin he addressed.

In 2 Chronicles 19:3, Jehoshaphat also removed Asheroth, mirroring Hezekiah's reform against idols.

Judges 6:28 Parallel

Judges 6:28 records the discovery of Gideon’s destruction — mirroring the visible effect of Hezekiah’s reforms.

1 Kings 15:12 describes Asa removing idols — another king’s reform analogous to Hezekiah’s purge.

Ezekiel 20:29 echoes the term 'high place' (bamah) that Hezekiah removed, highlighting its significance.

1 Kings 15:13 tells of Asa cutting down and burning an Asherah image — a similar act to Hezekiah’s destruction of the bronze serpent and high places.