In Deuteronomy 6:6-9, the same command to keep God's words in your heart and teach them parallels the king's daily reading.

Deuteronomy 11:18 urges laying up God's words in heart and soul, mirroring the king's lifelong meditation on the law.

Joshua 1:8 commands meditation on the law day and night for success, directly paralleling the king's constant reading.

Psalm 1:2 describes delighting in and meditating on the law day and night — the same practice required of the king.

Psalm 119:97-100 speaks of loving God's law and meditating all day, giving wisdom — exactly the king's goal in reading.

2 Timothy 3:15-17 affirms Scripture makes wise for salvation and equips for good works — fulfilling the king's purpose in reading.

In 2 Chronicles 34:18, Shaphan reads the rediscovered law to King Josiah — directly obeying the command for the king to hear it.

In 2 Chronicles 34:14, the rediscovery of the law book sets the stage for Josiah to fulfill the command for a king to read it.

John 5:39 calls for searching the Scriptures, which testify of Christ — a NT extension of the king's lifelong study.

In 1 Timothy 4:13, Paul urges Timothy to attend to public reading of Scripture — continuing the principle for spiritual leaders.