Genesis 11:2 sets the location (plain in Shinar) where the confusion of languages and scattering occurred.

Genesis 11:4 shows their motive to avoid dispersion — ironically, v9 records God scattering them.

Genesis 11:8 directly describes the dispersion that v9 then names and explains.

Genesis 10:5 mentions nations divided by language, directly corresponding to the confusion of languages at Babel.

Genesis 10:25 notes Peleg's name meaning 'division,' chronologically linking to the scattering at Babel.

Genesis 10:32 summarizes nations spreading abroad, the direct result of the scattering in Genesis 11:9.

Genesis 10:10 identifies Babel as the beginning of Nimrod's kingdom in Shinar, providing the city's context.

Isaiah 13:1 introduces an oracle against Babylon, the same city as Babel, linking the scattering to later judgment.

Jeremiah 50:1 introduces judgment on Babylon, the same city as Babel, linking its origin to its prophesied fall.

Jeremiah 51:64 declares Babylon's permanent fall, completing the scattering at Babel with final judgment.

In Deuteronomy 32:8, God divides the nations — directly echoes the scattering at Babel.

In James 3:16, selfish ambition causes disorder — the very sin that led to Babel's confusion.

In 2 Samuel 18:18, Absalom builds a monument to make a name — parallels the Babel builders' same motive.