2 Kings 22:13

Go ye, enquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

Cross-reference

2 Kings 19:2 shows Hezekiah sending officials to Isaiah in crisis — Josiah does the same to Huldah, a parallel pattern of seeking prophetic guidance.

Deuteronomy 4:23-27 warns of scattering for covenant unfaithfulness — the specific curse Josiah fears after hearing the Law.

Deuteronomy 29:23-28 describes the land becoming a burning waste due to covenant breaking — the wrath Josiah dreads.

Deuteronomy 31:17 says God will hide His face and bring disasters for forsaking Him — the very threat that prompts Josiah's inquiry.

Deuteronomy 31:18 continues with God hiding His face because of wickedness — reinforcing the reason for the great anger in 2 Kings 22.

Romans 4:15 Parallel

Romans 4:15 directly states that law brings wrath — the very principle Josiah recognized upon hearing the law.

2 Chronicles 29:6 records Hezekiah's similar confession that ancestors trespassed — same pattern as Josiah's.

2 Chronicles 34:21 is the parallel account of this same speech by Josiah, confirming the event.

Daniel 9:8 Parallel

Daniel 9:8 similarly confesses shame on ancestors and current leaders for sinning against God, mirroring Josiah's corporate confession.

Psalm 106:6 Parallel

Psalm 106:6 confesses the same generational sin — both 'we and our ancestors' have sinned, echoing Josiah's admission that ancestors disobeyed the book.

Daniel 9:5-7 mirrors Josiah's confession: both attribute national calamity to ancestral disobedience against God's law.

Lamentations 5:7 directly echoes the idea that 'our ancestors sinned' and we bear their iniquities, the same logic behind the wrath in 2 Kings.

In Jeremiah 21:2, Zedekiah's plea 'Inquire of the Lord for us' mirrors Josiah's exact request — same wording and urgency.

Exodus 20:5 Citation

Exodus 20:5 pronounces generational punishment for idolatry — the very law that triggered Josiah's fear of God's wrath in 2 Kings 22.

Jeremiah 36:7 expresses hope that the people's plea might turn away God's great wrath, mirroring Josiah's fear and action.

Deuteronomy 31:26 Historical context

Deuteronomy 31:26 placed the book as a witness against Israel — in 2 Kings, that same book is found, confirming its witness of disobedience.

Jeremiah 44:17 shows people defiantly persisting in ancestral idolatry, unlike Josiah who repents upon hearing the book's demands.

In Ezekiel 14:3, God refuses to be consulted by those with idols — contrasting Josiah's pure inquiry without idols.

In Ezekiel 20:1-3, God refuses to be inquired by unrepentant elders — highlighting that Josiah's humble inquiry was accepted despite national sin.

Jeremiah 16:12 contrasts by saying the current generation is worse than their ancestors — here, Josiah blames ancestors, but Jeremiah indicts the present.

Romans 3:20 Parallel

Romans 3:20 explains the law's purpose: it brings knowledge of sin, which underlies Josiah's fear of wrath.

Jeremiah 18:11 calls for repentance and warns of disaster, just as Josiah responded to the book's warning.

Ezekiel 9:4 Parallel

Ezekiel 9:4 marks those who sigh over abominations—similar to Josiah's distress over Judah's disobedience.

Psalm 76:7 Parallel

Psalm 76:7 echoes the terror of God's wrath that Josiah fears — who can stand when God is angry?

Daniel 9:10 Parallel

Daniel 9:10 describes not obeying God's laws given through prophets — parallel to the failure to obey the book's commands in 2 Kings.

Amos 3:7 Historical context

Amos 3:7 establishes that God reveals His plans to prophets — explaining why Josiah sends to Huldah for divine direction.

Nahum 1:6 Parallel

Nahum 1:6 amplifies the dread of God's indignation — no one can endure the fierceness of His anger.

Romans 7:9 Parallel

Romans 7:9 describes the law reviving sin and bringing death — parallel to Josiah's realization of guilt from the law.

Revelation 6:17 pictures the ultimate day of God's wrath — Josiah's fear prefigures that final judgment.