2 Kings 24:4
And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the Lord would not pardon.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 21:16 describes Manasseh shedding innocent blood and filling Jerusalem, which 2 Kings 24:4 directly references as the cause of judgment.
2 Kings 21:6 describes Manasseh's other sins like child sacrifice, providing context for the innocent bloodshed mentioned in 2 Kings 24:4.
2 Kings 21:11 states Manasseh did more evil than the Amorites, directly explaining why God refused to pardon in 2 Kings 24:4.
2 Kings 23:27 declares God would remove Judah and Jerusalem, fulfilling the judgment resulting from Manasseh's innocent bloodshed.
Lamentations 3:42 states 'you have not forgiven,' directly mirroring the Lord's refusal to pardon in 2 Kings 24:4.
Numbers 35:33 states that blood pollutes the land and requires atonement, providing the legal principle behind the judgment for innocent blood in 2 Kings 24:4.
Psalm 106:38 echoes that Israel shed innocent blood and polluted the land, reinforcing the same bloodguilt that led to God's refusal to pardon.
Jeremiah 2:34 accuses Judah of innocent bloodshed, directly paralleling the charge against Manasseh in 2 Kings 24:4 that filled Jerusalem with innocent blood.
In Luke 11:50, Jesus says the blood of all prophets will be required of this generation — a clear parallel to the unforgiven innocent blood here.
Ezekiel 9:9 says 'the land is full of blood, the city full of injustice' — directly reinforcing the reason why God would not pardon.
Ezekiel 7:23 echoes the same charge: 'the land is full of bloody crimes' — directly linking the innocent blood of Manasseh to Judah's judgment.
Ezekiel 22:2 calls Jerusalem the 'bloody city' — directly echoing Manasseh's filling Jerusalem with innocent blood.
Jeremiah 15:4 explicitly states that Manasseh's deeds caused Judah to be a horror, directly linking to the judgment here.
Ezekiel 24:6 pronounces 'woe to the bloody city' — the same phrase used for Jerusalem's guilt from Manasseh's innocent blood.
Jeremiah 7:6 warns against shedding innocent blood in this place, the very sin Manasseh committed, in the same context.
2 Chronicles 33:9 describes Manasseh leading Judah astray to more evil than the nations, providing context for his shedding innocent blood.
Deuteronomy 21:8 provides the law for atoning innocent blood, which Manasseh violated by filling Jerusalem with blood.
Ezekiel 33:21 reports Jerusalem's fall — the fulfillment of the judgment decreed because of the innocent blood Manasseh shed.
In Matthew 23:35, Jesus charges that generation with all righteous blood from Abel to Zechariah — mirroring the innocent blood that filled Jerusalem and went unforgiven here.
Ezekiel 23:37 adds that 'blood is on their hands' — linking the bloodshed to idolatry and adultery, expanding the indictment.
In Matthew 27:25, the people cry 'His blood be on us' — invoking the same bloodguilt that God here refused to pardon.
Ezekiel 18:19 counters the idea that children suffer for fathers' sins — contrasting with Manasseh's bloodshed bringing judgment on later generations.
Jeremiah 26:15 warns that killing Jeremiah would bring innocent blood on the city, similar to Manasseh's guilt.
Jeremiah 22:17 rebukes Jehoiakim for shedding innocent blood, continuing the same pattern as Manasseh.
Deuteronomy 19:10 warns against innocent bloodshed to avoid guilt, a principle that underlies the judgment in 2 Kings 24:4 for Manasseh's innocent blood.
In Revelation 16:6, Babylon is judged for shedding saints' blood — echoing the divine retribution for innocent blood that God refused to overlook here.
Ezekiel 33:25 links eating blood, idols, and shedding blood to loss of land, echoing Manasseh's bloodshed and its consequences.
Jeremiah 22:3 commands not to shed innocent blood, echoing the same prohibition violated by Manasseh.
Jeremiah 15:1 shows God refusing intercession even by Moses and Samuel, paralleling the Lord's refusal to pardon in 2 Kings 24:4.
Psalm 9:12 affirms that God avenges blood and remembers the afflicted, directly relevant to the innocent blood Manasseh shed.
Proverbs 6:17 lists 'hands that shed innocent blood' as something the Lord hates, matching Manasseh's sin.