2 Samuel 23:7

But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

Cross-references

Isaiah 27:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 27:4, God burns briers and thorns — matching the judgment fire on the wicked as thorns in 2 Samuel 23:7.

John 15:6 Parallel

In John 15:6, unfruitful branches are thrown into fire — directly echoing the burning thorns imagery.

Hebrews 6:8 Allusion

In Hebrews 6:8, land bearing thorns is burned — nearly identical judgment imagery of thorns consumed by fire.

In Isaiah 33:12, thorns are cut up and burned in fire — identical imagery of burning thorns as divine judgment.

Nahum 1:10 Parallel

Nahum 1:10 depicts the wicked as entangled thorns consumed like dry stubble, reinforcing the judgment image of fire on thorns.

In Matthew 3:10-12, the wicked are burned with unquenchable fire — parallel to the fiery judgment of thorns in 2 Samuel 23:7.

In Matthew 13:42, the wicked are cast into a furnace of fire — parallel to the burning of thorns as judgment in 2 Samuel 23:7.