Deuteronomy 17:2
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 17:5 prescribes stoning for the covenant-breaking in verse 2, completing the legal case.
Deuteronomy 4:23 warns against forgetting the covenant and making idols, mirroring the transgression in verse 2.
Deuteronomy 13:6-18 gives identical stoning instructions for idolaters, reinforcing the penalty for covenant transgression.
Deuteronomy 29:18 warns against turning away from the LORD, directly paralleling the covenant-breaking in verse 2.
Deuteronomy 29:25 explains judgment comes from abandoning the covenant, reflecting the same sin in verse 2.
In Deuteronomy 31:20, this same warning about turning to other gods and breaking the covenant is reiterated as Israel enters the land.
Deuteronomy 13:9 orders execution for idolatrous enticers, reinforcing the same capital penalty for covenant violation.
Hosea 6:7 also uses 'transgressed the covenant' to describe Israel's unfaithfulness, directly echoing the language here.
Hosea 8:1 repeats the charge of transgressing God's covenant, linking it to impending judgment.
In Judges 2:20, God's anger burns because Israel transgressed his covenant — a historical instance of this sin.
Hebrews 8:9 quotes the old covenant that Israel broke, reinforcing the same concept of covenant transgression.
In Joshua 7:11, Israel actually transgresses the covenant by taking devoted things — a concrete example of this very sin.
Hebrews 8:10 contrasts the broken old covenant with God's new covenant written on hearts, highlighting the solution to such transgression.
In Leviticus 26:15, breaking the covenant is described as rejecting God's statutes — a parallel warning of covenant transgression.
Exodus 22:20 commands death for sacrificing to other gods, directly paralleling the punishment for covenant-breaking here.
In Hebrews 10:28, the law of Moses' death penalty for covenant violation is cited, directly paralleling the capital punishment prescribed here.
In 2 Chronicles 15:13, Asa enforces the same capital punishment for anyone not seeking the LORD, echoing the covenant penalty here.
In Hebrews 2:2, the reliability of the Mosaic law's penalties for transgression is affirmed, reinforcing the principle of just retribution here.
In Joshua 23:16, Joshua warns that transgression of the covenant leads to perishing — a parallel admonition.
In Jeremiah 31:32, God recalls that Israel broke the covenant despite his faithfulness — a prophetic reflection on covenant breaking.
In 2 Kings 18:12, Israel's captivity results from not keeping the covenant — a historical outcome of such transgression.
Judges 6:31 shows Joash invoking the death penalty for Baal's defenders, applying the law against idolatry in a narrative.
In Joshua 7:15, the punishment for transgression of the covenant is burning — illustrating the judgment for the sin described here.
In Ezekiel 16:38, God judges Jerusalem for breaking the covenant, likening it to adultery — a parallel metaphor for covenant unfaithfulness.
In Job 31:28, Job acknowledges that worshiping the sun or moon is an iniquity deserving judgment, just as here.
In Leviticus 26:25, the consequence of breaking the covenant is the sword — a parallel judgment for the same sin.
Leviticus 20:4 addresses the community's failure to punish Molech worship, complementing the legal process for covenant violation.