Isaiah 10:8

For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?

Cross-reference

Isaiah 10:13 continues the same boastful speech, revealing the king's pride in his own wisdom.

Isaiah 8:7 Parallel

Isaiah 8:7 predicts the Assyrian king's invasion, the same king whose boast is heard here.

Exodus 15:9 Parallel

In Exodus 15:9, Pharaoh's boast of pursuit and plunder echoes the same arrogant confidence as Assyria's here.

In 2 Kings 18:19, the Rabshakeh embodies the boast that Assyrian commanders act as kings, speaking with kingly authority.

In 2 Kings 18:28, the Rabshakeh again proclaims the king's word, illustrating the pride of commanders claiming kingly status.

2 Chronicles 32:21 records the destruction of Assyrian commanders, contrasting their boast of being like kings with their downfall.

James 4:6 Contrast

In James 4:6, the principle that God opposes the proud directly applies to Assyria's arrogant boast that its commanders are kings.

In Ezekiel 31:5, the same theme of Assyria's pride is symbolized by a towering cedar, reinforcing their arrogant self-exaltation.

In Deuteronomy 32:27, God restrains judgment to prevent the enemy's boast—the very arrogance Assyria shows here.

Jeremiah 9:23 warns against boasting in human strength, directly opposing the Assyrian's proud claim.

Daniel 2:37 Contrast

In Daniel 2:37, Daniel calls Nebuchadnezzar 'king of kings' as a gift from God—contrasting with Assyria's arrogant self-exaltation here.

Daniel 4:30 Parallel

In Daniel 4:30, Nebuchadnezzar's boast of his own might parallels Assyria's claim that its commanders are like kings — both exemplify arrogant self-glorification.

In Deuteronomy 8:17, Israel is warned against attributing success to oneself—the same pride Assyria displays here.

In Ezekiel 26:7, Nebuchadnezzar is called 'king of kings'—a similar claim to supremacy as Assyria's boast about commanders being kings.