Isaiah 37:1

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 36:22 Historical context

Isaiah 36:22 describes the officials' report that directly leads to Hezekiah's tear-clothing here—a narrative sequence.

2 Kings 19:1-19 recounts the same event—Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat—in a parallel account.

In 2 Kings 22:11, King Josiah also tears his clothes upon hearing the law—both kings respond to alarming divine messages with the same physical sign of distress.

Jeremiah 36:24 contrasts Hezekiah: King Jehoiakim and his officials did not tear their garments when hearing God's word, showing refusal to humble themselves.

Jonah 3:6 Parallel

Jonah 3:6 shows the king of Nineveh covering himself with sackcloth and sitting in ashes—very similar to Hezekiah's sackcloth response to a divine threat.

In Genesis 37:34, Jacob rends his clothes and puts on sackcloth upon Joseph's apparent death—Hezekiah does the same when hearing of the Assyrian threat.

2 Chronicles 32:20 records Hezekiah and Isaiah praying to heaven, directly paralleling Hezekiah's temple visit and humble response here.

Jeremiah 26:19 cites Hezekiah's fear of the Lord and prayer that averted disaster, reinforcing the pious response shown here.

Mark 14:63 Contrast

Mark 14:63 shows the high priest tearing his clothes in anger at Jesus, contrasting Hezekiah's tearing in mourning and repentance.