2 Kings 21:16
Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
Cross-reference
In 2 Kings 21:7, Manasseh sets up an idol in the temple — a specific example of the evil deeds accompanying the bloodshed.
In 2 Kings 21:11, God declares Manasseh's sins worse than the Amorites and leading Judah to sin — amplifying the severity of his guilt.
In 2 Kings 21:2, Manasseh's evil is described as imitating pagan abominations—the same context of sin that leads to filling Jerusalem with innocent blood here.
2 Kings 24:3 explicitly attributes Judah's exile to Manasseh's sins — confirming the lasting consequence of the innocent blood he shed here.
2 Kings 24:4 repeats the charge of innocent blood filling Jerusalem — reinforcing the unforgivable nature of the sin recorded here.
Numbers 35:33 states that innocent blood pollutes the land — Manasseh's actions fulfilled this defilement.
Jeremiah 19:4 describes filling a place with innocent blood — mirroring Manasseh's act.
Jeremiah 15:4 directly names Manasseh's deeds as the reason for future judgment.
Jeremiah 7:6 warns against shedding innocent blood — Manasseh's actions are the exact violation.
Jeremiah 2:34 indicts Jerusalem for shedding innocent blood — echoing Manasseh's filling Jerusalem with blood.
In 2 Chronicles 33:9, Manasseh made Judah err more than the nations — a parallel account emphasizing the extent of his evil.
In 1 Kings 14:16, Jeroboam made Israel sin — directly paralleling Manasseh's making Judah sin.
Deuteronomy 21:9 commands removing innocent blood through right actions — Manasseh did the opposite.
Deuteronomy 21:8 prescribes prayer to avoid guilt of innocent blood — Manasseh's bloodshed directly violated that.
Ezekiel 24:6 repeats 'woe to the bloody city' — the rust in the pot symbolizes the unremoved blood of Manasseh's victims.
Ezekiel 22:4 declares Jerusalem guilty for its bloodshed — Manasseh's actions brought this guilt and judgment upon the city.
Ezekiel 22:2 calls Jerusalem 'the bloody city' — a direct result of Manasseh's innocent blood that filled the city.
In Exodus 20:13, the command 'You shall not murder' is directly violated by Manasseh's innocent bloodshed.
Matthew 23:35 references all righteous blood shed from Abel to Zechariah — Manasseh's innocent blood is part of that cumulative guilt Jesus condemns.
Ezekiel 11:6 uses nearly identical language — 'filled its streets with the dead' — revealing that Manasseh's sin set the pattern for Jerusalem's later violence.
Ezekiel 9:9 says the land is full of blood and the city full of injustice—exactly what Manasseh caused in Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 7:23 says the land is full of bloody crimes—directly paralleling Manasseh filling Jerusalem with innocent blood.
Psalm 106:38 directly mentions shedding innocent blood and polluting the land—the same sin that Manasseh committed, including child sacrifice.
In Deuteronomy 19:10, the law warns against shedding innocent blood — Manasseh's actions directly transgress this command.
Jeremiah 51:5 states the land is full of guilt—Manasseh's innocent blood made Jerusalem full of guilt.
Ezra 9:11 describes the land filled with abominations from end to end—mirroring the phrase 'filled Jerusalem with innocent blood from one end to another' here.
Psalm 10:8 depicts murder of the innocent in ambush—a specific example of the kind of bloodshed Manasseh practiced on a massive scale.