Isaiah 37:35
For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 38:6 repeats the promise to defend Jerusalem from the king of Assyria, this time given during Hezekiah's illness.
Isaiah 31:5 uses the same bird-hovering imagery: God protects and delivers Jerusalem like birds hovering over their young.
In Isaiah 43:12, God declares he alone saves and reveals; here he acts 'for my own sake,' underscoring that exclusive glory.
Isaiah 31:8 prophesied Assyria's fall by a divine sword; here God's promise to defend sets the stage for that judgment.
Isaiah 10:27 promised the breaking of Assyria's yoke; here God's declaration to defend Jerusalem fulfills that deliverance.
Isaiah 48:9-11 emphasizes God acts for His own name and glory — the same 'for my own sake' reason as in this deliverance.
Isaiah 43:25 says God blots out transgressions for His own sake — same divine motivation as defending Jerusalem for His own sake here.
In Ezekiel 36:22, God acts for His holy name's sake despite Israel's sin — a clear parallel to 'for my own sake' in Isaiah.
In Ezekiel 20:9, God acts 'for the sake of my name' when delivering Israel from Egypt — directly echoing the same motive in Isaiah.
2 Kings 20:6 is the parallel account, nearly identical, adding fifteen years to Hezekiah's life along with the same deliverance promise.
In 1 Kings 15:4, God gave a lamp in Jerusalem 'for David's sake' — direct parallel to the Davidic covenant motivation.
In 1 Kings 11:36, David is promised a 'lamp' in Jerusalem — God's preservation of David's line underlies 'for the sake of David'.
In 1 Kings 11:13, God gives one tribe 'for the sake of my servant David and for Jerusalem' — same dual motive as Isaiah.
In 1 Kings 11:12, God spares the kingdom 'for the sake of David your father' — identical Davidic rationale as in Isaiah.
In 1 Chronicles 17:19, David acknowledges God acts for His servant's sake and His own heart, paralleling the ‘for my own sake and David's’ logic.
In 2 Kings 8:19, God spares Judah for David's sake, directly echoing the same covenant promise that motivates the defense here.
2 Samuel 7:15 promises God's unfailing love to David—the covenant basis for 'for the sake of my servant David' here.
1 Samuel 12:22 states God will not reject His people for His great name's sake—the same motive as 'for my own sake' here.
In Ezekiel 36:21, God acts for his holy name; here he defends Jerusalem 'for my own sake,' a parallel motivation.
In 2 Kings 11:2, Jehosheba preserves David's line by hiding Joash, a concrete outworking of God's promise to maintain David's lamp.
Jeremiah 4:10 laments false promises of peace; in contrast, here God's promise of defense is genuine and fulfilled.
In Deuteronomy 32:27, God holds back judgment to prevent enemy boasting — same concern for His reputation as in Isaiah's defense of Jerusalem.