2 Kings 9:26
Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the Lord; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the Lord. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the Lord.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 10:17 recounts the final destruction of Ahab's family, completing the same divine retribution for Naboth's murder declared in 9:26.
Exodus 20:5 reveals God visits fathers' iniquity on children to third generation — the theological basis for Ahab's son suffering for his sin.
Deuteronomy 24:16 states each dies for own sin, contrasting the son's death for father's crime here — a tension between individual and corporate punishment.
Ezekiel 18:19 insists a righteous son won't share father's guilt, directly opposing the implied generational punishment here.
Genesis 4:10 shows Abel's blood crying from the ground — same image of innocent blood demanding divine justice, as Naboth's blood does.
1 Kings 21:13 recounts the false charges and stoning of Naboth — the very event whose blood God now repays on Jezreel.
1 Kings 21:13 recounts the false charges and stoning of Naboth — the very event whose blood God now repays on Jezreel.
1 Kings 21:29 records Ahab's repentance delaying judgment; here God repays the bloodshed on Joram at Naboth's field, fulfilling the prophecy.
Jeremiah 32:18 describes God repaying fathers' sins to children — here Joram suffers for Ahab's murder of Naboth.
Micah 2:2 condemns coveting and seizing fields — directly mirroring Ahab's seizure of Naboth's vineyard that led to this judgment.
2 Chronicles 25:4 cites the law not to kill children for fathers, which Amaziah obeyed — in contrast, Naboth's sons were killed and Ahab's son executed.
Psalm 10:14 affirms God sees oppression and acts — here God saw Naboth's blood and repaid Joram at the very property.
Habakkuk 2:10 condemns those who build towns with bloodshed, echoing Jehu's declaration that God repays the blood of Naboth (2 Kings 9:26).
2 Chronicles 24:25 records Joash killed for shedding Zechariah's blood — a parallel example of divine retribution for murder of a righteous man.
Proverbs 28:17 states bloodguilt leads to punishment — here Joram's bloodguilt from Naboth's murder is punished at the vineyard.