2 Kings 24:3
Surely at the commandment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;
Cross-references
2 Kings 23:27 records God's decree to remove Judah from His sight — the precise judgment that 2 Kings 24:3 says has now come upon them.
2 Kings 23:26 explains why God's wrath remained despite Josiah's reform — the sins of Manasseh still triggered the judgment now executed.
2 Kings 21:2-11 details Manasseh's specific sins that triggered the judgment mentioned here.
In 2 Kings 21:6, Manasseh's specific sins are listed — child sacrifice and occult practices — which triggered the judgment of exile in 2 Kings 24:3.
In 2 Kings 21:11, God declares through prophets that Manasseh's abominations will bring disaster — the exile in 2 Kings 24:3 fulfills that prophecy.
In 2 Kings 21:16, Manasseh's murder of innocents fills Jerusalem with blood — this bloodshed is part of the sin that leads to exile in 2 Kings 24:3.
2 Kings 18:25 records the Assyrian claim that God sent them against Judah, paralleling the divine sending of raiders here as punishment for Manasseh's sins.
Jeremiah 15:1-4 explicitly links the coming destruction to Manasseh's sins, the same cause given here.
Isaiah 10:6 elaborates: God commissions Assyria to 'trample down' a godless nation — directly mirroring the divine command behind Babylon's invasion in 2 Kings 24:3.
Isaiah 10:5 calls Assyria 'the rod of My anger' — revealing the same principle: God uses foreign nations as instruments to judge His people.
Exodus 20:5 states God visits fathers' sins on children—this principle underlies Judah suffering for Manasseh.
Amos 3:6 asks, 'If a calamity occurs, has not the LORD done it?' — directly confirming that the invasion in 2 Kings 24:3 was God's doing.
Joshua 23:15 warns that all evil promises will come as surely as the good—this is that fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 29:28 describes God uprooting Israel from the land in anger, which the exile fulfills.
Deuteronomy 28:63 says God would rejoice in destroying them—this exile embodies that covenant curse.
Deuteronomy 4:27 specifically predicts scattering among nations, exactly what happened in the exile.
Deuteronomy 4:26 is Moses' warning that Israel would perish if they did evil—this exile is its fulfillment.
Leviticus 26:33-35 details the covenant curse of exile and land rest that Judah's deportation fulfills.
Ezekiel 18:19 challenges the idea that children suffer for fathers' sins, contrasting with 2 Kings 24:3 where Judah was punished for Manasseh's sins.
In Jeremiah 15:4, God says the scattering of Judah is specifically because of what Manasseh did in Jerusalem — directly echoing 2 Kings 24:3.
In 2 Chronicles 33:9, Manasseh's evil influence corrupted Judah worse than the nations — this explains why exile came as judgment in 2 Kings 24:3.
In 2 Chronicles 36:17, God brings the Babylonian king to kill and plunder Jerusalem — this is the execution of the exile judgment declared in 2 Kings 24:3.
In 2 Chronicles 34:25, Huldah prophesies God's unquenchable wrath on Judah — the exile in 2 Kings 24:3 fulfills this word.
Isaiah 46:11 describes God calling a 'bird of prey from the east' to fulfill His plan — analogous to summoning Babylon from the east to judge Judah.
Jeremiah 52:28 gives a specific count of exiles, detailing the historical event that 2 Kings 24:3 explains was caused by Manasseh's sins.
2 Chronicles 24:24 shows a similar pattern: God gave the Arameans victory over Joash for his unfaithfulness, paralleling the judgment on Judah for Manasseh's sins.
Isaiah 46:10 affirms God's sovereign purpose — the invasion at His command in 2 Kings 24:3 demonstrates this purpose in action.
Isaiah 45:7 asserts that God creates calamity — the theological backdrop for the LORD commanding disaster on Judah in 2 Kings 24:3.
In Jeremiah 32:31, God's anger against Jerusalem spans from its foundation — not exclusive to Manasseh, but his sins culminate this history seen in 2 Kings 24:3.
In Matthew 27:25, the crowd says 'His blood be on us and on our children', echoing the idea of inherited guilt seen in 2 Kings 24:3 where later generations suffer for Manasseh's sins.