Judges 3:8

Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan–rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan–rishathaim eight years.

Cross-reference

Judges 2:14 Parallel

Judges 2:14 uses the same formula — anger kindled, sold into enemies' hands — describing the same divine response pattern.

Judges 2:20 Parallel

Judges 2:20 also records the Lord's anger kindled against Israel, leading to covenant discipline.

Judges 4:9 Parallel

Judges 4:9 uses the same phrase 'sell into the hand of' for a different enemy, reinforcing the pattern of divine judgment through foreign oppression.

Deuteronomy 32:30 echoes the concept of God 'selling' his people, attributing their defeat to divine abandonment, not mere human weakness.

1 Samuel 12:9 summarises the Judges cycle, explicitly recalling God selling Israel into enemies' hands, making the pattern explicit in Israel's history.

Isaiah 50:1 Allusion

Isaiah 50:1 uses 'sold' metaphorically for exile due to sin, extending the idea of divine judgment as a consequence of iniquity to the later Babylonian captivity.

Deuteronomy 7:4 warns that intermarriage will kindle the LORD's anger, using the same phrase as Judges 3:8, framing it as a covenant consequence.

In 2 Kings 13:3, the same phrase 'anger of the LORD was kindled' recurs, and God repeatedly gives Israel into enemy hands.

Ezekiel 39:23 says God gave Israel into adversaries' hand for iniquity—a clear parallel to the selling into bondage.

Nehemiah 9:27 summarizes the judges cycle: God gives into enemy hands, then sends saviors—a direct parallel to the pattern.

Isaiah 42:24 asks who gave Jacob to spoilers, answering 'Was it not the LORD?'—directly paralleling God's judgment.

Psalm 106:40 repeats 'anger of the LORD was kindled' and abhorrence, directly echoing the opening of Judges 3:8.

Psalm 106:41 states God gave them into the hand of nations—the same action of selling Israel to enemies.

Daniel 1:2 Parallel

Daniel 1:2 shows God giving Judah into Nebuchadnezzar's hand — same divine judgment pattern as Israel's enslavement here.

2 Chronicles 28:9 has a prophet saying God gave Judah into enemy hand due to anger, mirroring the same divine judgment cycle.

Joshua 23:15 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 23:15 warns that God will bring evil upon Israel if they break the covenant, complementing the actual judgment seen in Judges 3:8.

Psalm 85:3 Contrast

Psalm 85:3 depicts God withdrawing his wrath, contrasting the kindled anger in Judges 3:8 that leads to selling Israel into bondage.

2 Kings 22:17 describes God's wrath kindled due to idolatry, similar cause but judgment on Jerusalem, not the same enemy cycle.