Hosea 13:10

I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

Cross-reference

Hosea 13:4 Parallel

Hosea 13:4 declares God as the only savior, highlighting the folly of trusting a human king instead of Him.

Hosea 10:3 Parallel

Hosea 10:3 has Israel admitting they have no king and that a king can't help, echoing the same condemnation.

Hosea 8:4 Parallel

Hosea 8:4 explains that they set up kings without God's approval, providing the background for why their king cannot save.

Deuteronomy 32:37-39 similarly asks where their gods are and declares God alone delivers, reinforcing the same point.

Jeremiah 8:19 asks 'Is her King not in her?' — echoing Hosea's question and affirming God's presence as King.

Jeremiah 2:28 similarly asks where the gods they made are to save them, paralleling the mockery of the king demand.

Isaiah 43:15 God calls Himself 'your King' — the kingship Israel spurned by demanding a human king.

Isaiah 33:22 declares the LORD as king and savior — the true king Israel should have trusted instead of human kings.

Psalm 149:2 Parallel

Psalm 149:2 calls God 'their King' for rejoicing — the relationship Israel abandoned by asking for a king.

Psalm 74:12 Parallel

Psalm 74:12 recalls God as King from of old, working salvation — the saving kingship Israel rejected.

Psalm 47:7 Contrast

Psalm 47:7 declares God King over all the earth — the universal kingship Israel spurned for a human king.

Psalm 47:6 Contrast

Psalm 47:6 calls God 'our King' with praise — the kingship Israel rejected by demanding a human king.

Psalm 44:4 Parallel

Psalm 44:4 declares God as King who ordains salvation — directly answering Hosea's question about where Israel's true king is.

Zechariah 14:9 promises the LORD will be king over all — the future hope of God's kingship that Hosea's generation rejected.

2 Kings 17:4 Historical context

2 Kings 17:4 records King Hoshea's capture — fulfilling Hosea 13:10's rhetorical question: the king they trusted cannot save.

1 Kings 12:20 Historical context

1 Kings 12:20 shows the making of Jeroboam king over northern Israel — the very kingdom Hosea addresses.

1 Samuel 12:12 Historical context

1 Samuel 12:12 quotes the people's demand for a king, rejecting God as king — the sin Hosea highlights.

John 1:49 Parallel

John 1:49 declares Jesus as the true King of Israel, answering the question posed here about where the king is to save them.

1 Samuel 8:20 Historical context

1 Samuel 8:20 records the demand for a king to fight battles — the very king who now cannot save, as Hosea asks.

1 Samuel 8:19 Historical context

1 Samuel 8:19 shows the people's stubborn refusal to listen, insisting on a king despite warnings, leading to the futility seen.

1 Samuel 8:6 Historical context

1 Samuel 8:6 shows Samuel's displeasure at the king demand, confirming that it was wrong from the start.

1 Samuel 8:5 Historical context

1 Samuel 8:5 records Israel's demand for a king, the very event Hosea 13:10 references when asking where that king is.

1 Chronicles 10:6 Historical context

1 Chronicles 10:6 repeats Saul's death, confirming the king they wanted could not save — fulfilling Hosea's critique.

1 Samuel 31:6 Historical context

1 Samuel 31:6 reports Saul's death — the ultimate answer to Hosea's question: the king is dead and powerless.

1 Samuel 8:7 reveals God's view: the demand for a king was rejection of God — the core issue in Hosea.

Micah 4:9 Parallel

Micah 4:9 asks a similar rhetorical question about Jerusalem's lack of a king, reinforcing Hosea's theme.

Judges 2:16-18 shows God saving Israel through judges, contrasting with their later demand for a human king that proved futile.

1 Samuel 12:11 recalls God's deliverance through judges, contrasting with the kings Israel later demanded — now powerless.

Psalm 10:16 Contrast

Psalm 10:16 proclaims the LORD as eternal King — contrasting the failed earthly kings of Hosea 13:10.

Acts 13:22 Allusion

Acts 13:22 recounts God removing Saul and raising David — showing the divine control over kings that underlies Hosea's rhetorical question.