Isaiah 9:1
Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
Cross-references
Isaiah 8:22 portrays the gloom that Isaiah 9:1 directly reverses with a promise of no darkness.
1 Kings 15:20 records Ben-hadad conquering Naphtali, directly matching the 'contempt' of that land in Isaiah 9:1.
2 Kings 15:29 describes the Assyrian conquest of Naphtali and Galilee, fulfilling the 'former time' of contempt in Isaiah 9:1.
2 Chronicles 16:4 parallels 1 Kings 15:20, recounting the Syrian conquest of Naphtali that humbled the land.
Matthew 4:15 directly quotes Isaiah 9:1, applying the prophecy of honor to Galilee to Jesus' ministry.
Matthew 4:14 introduces the quotation from Isaiah 9:1 as a fulfillment, explicitly linking the prophecy to Jesus.
In John 7:52, Pharisees claim no prophet comes from Galilee — an ironic contrast to Isaiah 9:1 which honors Galilee as the land that would see the Messiah's light.