This is a direct continuation, as Abraham further lowers the threshold from thirty to twenty.

Genesis 18:24 is the opening of this very negotiation, where Abraham first asks if God would spare the city for fifty righteous — this verse brings the appeal down to ten.

In Genesis 44:18, Judah makes a personal plea before Joseph on behalf of Benjamin — another figure boldly approaching authority to advocate for another's life.

In James 5:16, 'the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much' — Abraham's persistent intercession for Sodom is a direct example of this principle.

In Numbers 14:11-20, Moses intercedes for Israel after the spies' rebellion, and God relents from destroying them — the same intercession-and-mercy pattern.

In Exodus 34:9, Moses directly intercedes for Israel, asking forgiveness — a clear parallel to Abraham's intercession for Sodom here.

In Exodus 34:6, God declares Himself 'compassionate... slow to anger' — the very character Abraham appeals to and glimpses in this negotiation.

In Exodus 32:14, God relents after Moses intercedes — mirroring how God spares Sodom in response to Abraham's pleas. Both show God yielding to intercession.

In Exodus 32:10, God threatens to destroy Israel and start over with Moses — the same divine intent to destroy a people that drives Abraham's intercession here.

In Exodus 33:17, God tells Moses, 'I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken' because Moses found grace — God granting an intercessor's request because of favor.

In Numbers 16:22, Moses pleads with God not to destroy the whole assembly for one man's sin — the same intercessory logic Abraham uses: spare the city for the sake of the righteous.

Isaiah 1:9 explicitly recalls Sodom: God would have destroyed Israel like Sodom had he not preserved a remnant — directly invoking Abraham's plea.

In Judges 6:39, Gideon also bargains with God for a sign, testing His patience in a way that echoes Abraham's persistent pleading.

In Isaiah 65:8, God preserves a remnant rather than destroying entirely — the same logic at work when God agrees to spare Sodom for the sake of even ten righteous.

In Exodus 34:7, God adds He won't leave the guilty unpunished — the justice side of the mercy Abraham appeals to, the limit below which Sodom won't be spared.

In Micah 7:18, God is praised as one who 'delights in mercy' and does not retain anger forever — the mercy that underlies His willingness to grant Abraham's plea.

In Psalm 86:5, God is described as 'good and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy' — the very divine character Abraham appeals to in his plea for Sodom.

Ecclesiastes 5:2 warns against hasty speech before God — Abraham models this well, speaking humbly and with restraint ('let me speak just once more').