2 Kings 21:13

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

Cross-reference

2 Kings 10:11 Historical context

2 Kings 10:11 records Jehu's slaughter of Ahab's house, the historical destruction referenced by 'plummet of Ahab' in the main verse.

2 Kings 17:6 Historical context

2 Kings 17:6 records the fall of Samaria — the very event used here as the ‘line of Samaria’ to measure Jerusalem's judgment.

2 Kings 22:16 reiterates God's judgment on Jerusalem, confirming the earlier measuring line prophecy.

2 Kings 23:27 echoes the same judgment: Judah removed like Israel, directly linking to the measuring line of Samaria.

2 Kings 8:18 Historical context

2 Kings 8:18 shows Jehoram's marriage into Ahab's house, linking Judah to the Ahab judgment line referenced in the main verse.

Isaiah 34:11 uses the same 'line of confusion' and 'plummet' imagery for Edom's judgment, echoing God's consistent standard of measurement.

Zechariah 1:16 reverses the judgment line: God stretches a line to rebuild Jerusalem in mercy, contrasting the line of destruction.

Amos 7:8 Parallel

Amos 7:8 continues the plumb line vision, with God setting it among His people—the same judgment tool used for Jerusalem.

Amos 7:7 Parallel

Amos 7:7 shows a plumb line in God's hand as a symbol of judgment, directly paralleling the 'plummet of Ahab' in the main verse.

Lamentations 2:8 describes God stretching a line to destroy Jerusalem's wall, directly mirroring the judgment line in the main verse.

In Jeremiah 25:9, God announces the same judgment on Jerusalem through Babylon, echoing the measuring line imagery of destruction.

Isaiah 28:17 uses the same ‘line’ and ‘plummet’ imagery for divine judgment — a direct parallel to the measuring metaphor here.

1 Kings 21:21-24 is the original prophecy against Ahab's house, which the main verse invokes as a pattern for Jerusalem's judgment.

Ezekiel 23:31-34 uses cup and sherds imagery similar to the dish-wiping in the main verse, symbolizing total judgment.

Ezekiel 24:11 continues the pot metaphor, heating it empty to consume filth, echoing the dish wiped clean and turned upside down.

1 Kings 14:10 uses the same cutting-off formula against Jeroboam's house, showing a repeated judgment pattern against dynasties.

Zephaniah 1:4 specifies judgment on Judah for idolatry — the same sin that provoked the plumb-line judgment here.