Isaiah 36:8
Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 10:8, the Assyrian king boasts his princes are kings—same arrogant spirit behind the taunt here.
Isaiah 10:13 boasts of Assyrian king's own strength — the same pride behind Rabshakeh's taunt about horses.
Isaiah 10:14 continues the boast of effortless conquest — same arrogance shown in Rabshakeh's horse offer.
2 Kings 18:23 is the parallel account of this same challenge — almost identical wording.
In Nehemiah 4:2-5, enemies similarly mock the Jews' rebuilding efforts as feeble — a direct echo of the Assyrian taunt against Judah's military weakness.
Psalm 20:7 contrasts the enemy's trust in horses with trust in God — directly opposing the Assyrian boast in offering horses here.
Deuteronomy 17:16 forbids kings from acquiring many horses or returning to Egypt — the very reliance the Assyrian taunt exploits.
1 Samuel 17:40-43 shows Goliath despising David's weapons — similar to Rabshakeh mocking Judah's lack of horses.
In Jeremiah 9:23, God warns against boasting in might—direct contrast to the Assyrian's pride in horses here.
In Hosea 14:3, Israel vows not to ride horses or trust Assyria—opposite response to the Assyrian's taunt here.
1 Kings 20:10 has Ben-hadad's boast of overwhelming force — similar to Rabshakeh's taunt implying Judah's weakness.