2 Kings 19:1
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
Cross-reference
In 2 Kings 6:30, King Joram tears his robes upon hearing a horrifying account — another royal mourning gesture in crisis.
2 Kings 18:37 records the report that caused Hezekiah’s reaction — the immediate preceding event.
In Genesis 37:34, Jacob tears his clothes and puts on sackcloth mourning Joseph — same ritual expression of grief.
In Jonah 3:8, Nineveh's king responds with sackcloth and crying to God—parallel action of repentance in crisis.
In Jeremiah 36:24, King Jehoiakim hears God's words but does NOT tear his clothes — contrasting Hezekiah's humble response.
Isaiah 37:1-7 is the parallel account of Hezekiah’s response and Isaiah’s prophecy — same event from a different book.
In Esther 4:1-4, Mordecai tears his clothes and puts on sackcloth when threatened — identical act of communal lament.
In 2 Chronicles 7:16, God's name and presence dwell perpetually in the temple—Hezekiah enters that place of divine attention.
In 2 Chronicles 7:15, God promises to hear prayer in the temple—Hezekiah goes there to pray, trusting that promise.
In 1 Kings 21:27, Ahab tears his clothes and puts on sackcloth in repentance — mirroring Hezekiah's humble response.
2 Chronicles 34:19 shows Josiah tearing his clothes upon hearing God's Law, a similar kingly reaction of distress, reinforcing Hezekiah's pattern.
In 2 Samuel 3:31, David commands rending clothes and sackcloth to mourn Abner—Hezekiah does the same, following that mourning custom.
In Genesis 37:29, Reuben tears his clothes upon losing Joseph—Hezekiah tears his clothes upon hearing the Assyrian threat, both gestures of grief.
In Matthew 11:21, Jesus says unrepentant cities would have repented in sackcloth—Hezekiah's response exemplifies that repentance.
Acts 14:14 records Paul and Barnabas tearing clothes in protest of idolatry, similar to Hezekiah's tearing clothes over blasphemy.
In Psalm 35:13, the psalmist describes wearing sackcloth in prayer for enemies — a personal practice of humility akin to Hezekiah's.
In Exodus 33:4, Israelites mourn bad news by not wearing ornaments—Hezekiah mourns by wearing sackcloth, both outward signs of grief.
In 1 Kings 20:31, Ben-hadad's servants wear sackcloth to beg mercy from Israel's king—Hezekiah wears sackcloth to plead mercy from God.