Deuteronomy 17:2-7 describes the same procedure—witnesses cast first stones—for idolatry, providing the legal context for hand being first.

Deuteronomy 17:7 repeats the exact procedure: the witnesses' hand first, then all the people, confirming the execution order.

John 8:7 challenges the OT order of witnesses casting first stones by requiring sinlessness, creating a contrast under the new covenant.

Acts 7:58 shows the NT practice where witnesses participate in stoning Stephen, mirroring the command that witnesses cast the first stone.

Leviticus 24:14 similarly commands the congregation to stone a blasphemer, with witnesses laying hands — a parallel procedure for capital punishment.

Numbers 25:5 recounts Moses ordering judges to kill those who joined Baal worship — a direct parallel to commanding execution for idolatry.

2 Kings 11:18 describes the people executing Baal's priest — a historical example of purging idolatry as commanded here.

2 Chronicles 23:17 parallels 2 Kings 11:18, showing the same execution of an idolatrous priest — confirming the command's application.

Psalm 106:30 recalls Phinehas' zeal in executing an idolater — a celebrated example of the kind of action commanded here.

Genesis 37:22 presents Reuben saving Joseph from death, contrasting the command here to execute the idolater without mercy.

Matthew 10:37 teaches that love for Christ must surpass family loyalty, paralleling the demand to prioritize God over relatives even to death.

Luke 14:26 says one must 'hate' family to be Christ's disciple, echoing the radical priority of God over family seen here.