Daniel 1:2
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
Cross-reference
Daniel 2:37 reiterates that God gave Nebuchadnezzar his kingdom, directly echoing the divine handover in Daniel 1:2.
Daniel 2:38 expands on God giving all people into Nebuchadnezzar's hand, paralleling the specific gift of Judah.
Daniel 5:2 recounts the later use of these same temple vessels at Belshazzar's feast, continuing the narrative of their desecration.
Daniel 5:2 recounts the later use of these same temple vessels at Belshazzar's feast, continuing the narrative of their desecration.
Daniel 5:18 recalls that God gave Nebuchadnezzar kingship, referencing the same sovereignty shown in Daniel 1:2.
Deuteronomy 28:49-52 prophesies a distant nation invading Israel as a curse; Daniel 1:2 shows that curse fulfilled by Babylon.
Jeremiah 51:44 prophesies punishment on Bel and the release of what he swallowed—the vessels taken to Babylon in Daniel 1:2.
Psalm 106:41 summarizes God giving Israel into enemy hands, a recurring theme exemplified by Babylon's victory in Daniel 1:2.
Psalm 106:41 summarizes God giving Israel into enemy hands, a recurring theme exemplified by Babylon's victory in Daniel 1:2.
Ezra 1:7 shows Cyrus returning these same vessels, reversing the capture in Daniel 1:2 and highlighting God's sovereignty.
2 Chronicles 36:7 gives a parallel historical account of Nebuchadnezzar taking vessels to his temple in Babylon, confirming the event.
1 Samuel 5:2 has Philistines placing the Ark in Dagon's temple, directly mirroring vessels put in Nebuchadnezzar's god's treasury.
Judges 4:2 again uses 'sold them into the hand of' a Canaanite king, echoing the pattern of divine judgment in Daniel 1:2.
Judges 3:8 describes God selling Israel into a foreign king's hand, directly paralleling the conquest in Daniel 1:2.
Judges 2:14 uses the same phrase 'gave them over' for Israel's enemies, mirroring the language of Daniel 1:2.
Ezra 5:12 echoes the theological cause: God gave them into Nebuchadnezzar's hand because of their provocation, mirroring Daniel 1:2.
Ezra 6:5 references the same temple vessels that Nebuchadnezzar took, now being restored for the rebuilt temple.
2 Chronicles 36:6 records Nebuchadnezzar binding Jehoiakim and taking him to Babylon, the same event as Daniel 1:2.
2 Kings 24:10 describes the same historical event—Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem that led to the exile of Jehoiakim and the temple vessels.
Isaiah 39:6 is a prophecy that all treasures will be carried to Babylon—fulfilled in part by the temple vessels taken in Daniel 1:2.
Jeremiah 20:5 prophesies that all treasures of Jerusalem will be carried to Babylon—fulfilled in the temple vessels taken in Daniel 1:2.
Jeremiah 28:3 records Hananiah's false prophecy that the vessels taken (as in Daniel 1:2) would return in two years.
Matthew 1:11 references the deportation to Babylon in Jesus' genealogy, tying to the event in Daniel 1:2.
Jeremiah 52:17 describes the later breaking of temple vessels — a fuller destruction compared to the initial taking in Daniel 1:2.
Jeremiah 27:20 specifies that Nebuchadnezzar did not take these vessels initially, contrasting with the partial taking in Daniel 1:2.
Jeremiah 27:19 prophesies about the remaining vessels that will also be taken, expanding the story of Jerusalem's spoils.
Isaiah 42:24 attributes Israel's defeat to their own sin and God's sovereignty, echoing the theological cause behind the event in Daniel.
2 Chronicles 36:10 recounts a later deportation under Jehoiachin, also taking precious vessels of the Lord—similar to the vessels taken in Daniel 1:2.
Jeremiah 35:11 mentions Nebuchadnezzar's invasion as the reason the Rechabites moved — same historical backdrop as Daniel 1:2.
Deuteronomy 32:30 attributes Israel's defeat to God giving them up, similar to the Lord giving Jehoiakim into Nebuchadnezzar's hand.