Deuteronomy 2:30
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 4:46 mentions the defeat of Sihon as a key event, echoing the same historical account.
Exodus 4:21 has God hardening Pharaoh's heart to prevent release — the same divine hardening pattern seen here with Sihon.
Exodus 11:10 reports God hardened Pharaoh's heart after the plagues — parallel to the hardening of Sihon here to deliver him into Israel's hand.
Numbers 21:23 records Sihon's attack at Jahaz, which is the direct result of the heart-hardening described here.
Romans 9:17-23 applies the same divine hardening principle to Pharaoh, showing God's sovereignty over hearts for his purposes.
Joshua 11:20 states God hardened the hearts of Canaanite kings to fight and be destroyed — identical pattern to Sihon here.
Judges 11:20 recounts the same event of Sihon refusing passage, confirming the historical account.
Exodus 7:13 shows Pharaoh's heart hardened by God, directly paralleling the hardening of Sihon's heart.
In Romans 9:18, Paul directly echoes this theme: God hardens whom He wills, just as He hardened Sihon's heart.
Isaiah 63:17 questions God's hardening of Israel's heart — a parallel to hardening Sihon, but applied to God's people.
Isaiah 6:10 describes God hardening hearts to prevent repentance — a clear parallel to His hardening of Sihon.
Psalm 105:25 says God turned the Egyptians' hearts to hate Israel — a direct parallel to His hardening of Sihon's heart.
In 2 Chronicles 10:15, God turns the affair to fulfill his word, mirroring the hardening of Sihon's heart — divine sovereignty over royal decisions.
In 1 Kings 22:23, God puts a lying spirit in prophets to entice Ahab — similar divine causation of deceptive stubbornness for judgment.
In 1 Kings 12:15, God brings about Rehoboam's refusal to listen, just as He hardened Sihon's heart — a divine turn of affairs.
In Joshua 13:21, this lists Sihon's kingdom as defeated by Moses, directly referencing the event from Deuteronomy 2:30 where God hardened Sihon's heart.
In Joshua 9:10, this recalls the defeat of Sihon and Og, the same event where God hardened Sihon's heart to deliver him to Israel.
Joshua 2:10 recounts the destruction of Sihon and Og, referencing the same event from a different perspective.
Exodus 10:20 again records God hardening Pharaoh's heart, reinforcing the pattern of divine hardening for judgment.
In Romans 2:5, the hardened heart stores up wrath—a parallel to God hardening Sihon's spirit to deliver him to judgment.
In 2 Samuel 17:14, God ordains to defeat Ahithophel's counsel to bring harm on Absalom — similar divine orchestration of events for judgment.
Psalm 135:11 lists Sihon among defeated kings — referencing the same historical event, though not the hardening itself.
Psalm 136:19 mentions Sihon's defeat — echoes the outcome of God's hardening in the same conquest.
Numbers 32:33 refers to the land of Sihon being given to the tribes, linking to the outcome of the hardening described here.