Judges 4:3
And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Cross-references
Judges 4:13 details Sisera's army with 900 iron chariots — the same force that oppressed Israel here.
Judges 1:19 also mentions iron chariots as a barrier, showing the same obstacle appearing earlier in the conquest.
Judges 3:9 shares the exact phrase 'cried out to the Lord' and introduces a deliverer, matching the main verse's cycle pattern.
Judges 3:15 also repeats 'cried out to the Lord' and the raising of a deliverer, a strong parallel to the main verse.
Judges 5:8, from Deborah’s song, describes the same period—lack of weapons and turning to new gods—adding context to the oppression.
Judges 3:31 describes Shamgar's deliverance — part of the same cycle of oppression and rescue.
Judges 10:16 follows Israel's cry with God's response, a broader parallel to the main verse's distress and divine action.
Jeremiah 2:27 exposes that Israel's cry in trouble was often hypocritical—they turned to idols yet called on God when desperate.
Joshua 17:16 notes iron chariots as a challenge for Joseph’s tribe, the same military threat faced here by Israel.
Deuteronomy 20:1 commands not to fear chariots in battle — Israel's fear here contrasts with that command.
Ps 106:44 notes God heard their cry and regarded their distress, matching the cry and God's response.
Ps 22:5 affirms that those who cried to God were saved, directly echoing the cry and deliverance here.
1 Sam 12:10 shows the same pattern of Israel crying out to the Lord after sin and oppression, mirroring the cry here.
Psalm 50:15 promises that calling on God in trouble brings deliverance—exactly what Israel does here.
Jeremiah 2:28 mocks idols as powerless to save, contrasting with Israel's cry to the true God for deliverance.
Hosea 5:15 describes God waiting for His people to acknowledge their offense and seek Him in affliction — the same pattern seen here as Israel cries out under oppression.
1 Kgs 20:1 describes another enemy with many chariots besieging Israel, similar to Jabin's iron chariots.
Psalm 78:34 describes Israel seeking God after judgment, the same repentance pattern seen in their cry under oppression.
Psalm 106:42 summarizes the judges period — Israel oppressed by enemies, matching the situation here.
In 1 Samuel 7:8, Israel again cries out for deliverance, mirroring the pattern of crying to the Lord in oppression.
Eccl 4:1 laments oppression with no comforter, contrasting God's response to the cry of the oppressed.
Numbers 10:9 prescribes trumpets in war to call on God — Israel's cry here is a similar plea for deliverance.