Deuteronomy 4:35
Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 4:39 restates the same truth: 'the LORD he is God... there is none else.'
Deuteronomy 6:4 is the Shema, the foundational confession: 'The LORD our God is one LORD.'
Deuteronomy 32:39 declares God's uniqueness: 'there is no god with me,' emphasizing sole divinity.
1 John 5:21 commands to keep from idols, the practical consequence of knowing there is no other God.
In Exodus 15:11, Moses asks 'Who is like you among the gods?' highlighting God's incomparability, closely related to 'no other besides him' in Deuteronomy.
Mark 12:32 has the scribe affirm 'there is one God, and there is none other but he,' directly echoing the verse.
Mark 12:29 quotes the Shema 'The Lord our God is one Lord,' reinforcing the oneness of God.
Isaiah 45:22 calls all nations to look to God for salvation, affirming 'I am God, and there is none else.'
Isaiah 45:5 echoes the same exclusive declaration: 'I am the LORD, and there is none else.'
In Isaiah 44:8, the LORD asks 'Is there a God besides me?' affirming no other, consistent with Deuteronomy 4:35's teaching.
In Isaiah 44:6, the LORD says 'besides me there is no god,' directly repeating the same exclusive claim from Deuteronomy 4:35.
In Psalm 83:18, the psalmist prays that nations know the LORD alone is Most High, directly echoing the exclusive knowledge theme of Deuteronomy 4:35.
In 2 Kings 19:19, Hezekiah prays that all kingdoms may know the LORD alone is God, directly reflecting Deuteronomy 4:35's exclusivity.
In 1 Kings 18:37, Elijah continues, asking God to turn hearts so they know He is God—reinforcing Deuteronomy's exclusive claim.
In 1 Kings 18:36, Elijah prays for Israel to know that the LORD is God, echoing the same monotheistic declaration given in Deuteronomy.
1 Samuel 17:45-47 declares the battle will prove there is a God in Israel, echoing the exclusive claim that the Lord alone is God.
In 1 Samuel 2:2, Hannah declares 'there is none besides you,' an explicit echo of Deuteronomy 4:35's exclusive monotheism.
In 1 Chronicles 17:20, David repeats the identical confession—'there is no God besides you'—reinforcing the uniqueness of God.
In Psalm 100:3, the psalmist directly summons: 'Know that the LORD is God'—a near-quotation of Deuteronomy's core truth.
In 1 Kings 8:60, Solomon prays that all peoples may know the LORD is God with no other—directly applying Deuteronomy's declaration.
In 2 Samuel 7:22, David echoes this same confession—'there is no God besides you'—affirming the LORD's exclusive deity.
In 1 Kings 18:21, Elijah confronts Israel's double-mindedness, pressing the same choice: if the LORD is God, follow him alone.
In Jeremiah 27:5, God declares his sovereign power as Creator and Giver of land, reinforcing that he alone is God over all.
In 1 Chronicles 28:9, David urges Solomon to know and serve the LORD wholeheartedly, building on the call to know God as the only God.