In Judges 8:27, Gideon's ephod already caused Israel to 'whore after it' — foreshadowing the full apostasy after his death in the main verse.

In Judges 2:7-10, the same pattern occurs after Joshua's death — a generation that knew not the Lord, paralleling the apostasy after Gideon's death here.

In Judges 2:17, the phrase 'whored after other gods' describes Israel's repeated sin — the same phrase used here after Gideon's death.

In Judges 2:19, the cycle after a judge's death is described — they turned back and were more corrupt; exactly what happens here after Gideon dies.

Judges 9:4 mentions Baal-Berith again — the temple of the same god the Israelites set up in 8:33.

Judges 9:46 refers to El-Berith, likely the same deity as Baal-Berith — continuing the story of idolatry introduced in 8:33.

In Joshua 24:31, Israel served the Lord while Joshua lived — contrasting with their immediate apostasy after Gideon's death in the main verse.

In 2 Chronicles 24:18, they abandoned the Lord and served idols after Jehoiada's death — exactly the pattern seen after Gideon's death.

In Exodus 34:15, God warns against 'whoring after' other gods — the very sin Israel commits here after Gideon's death.

Exodus 34:16 warns that intermarriage leads to spiritual prostitution — the same metaphor used here for Israel's idolatry after Gideon.

1 Chronicles 5:25 uses the same 'prostituted themselves' phrase for idolatry — similar unfaithfulness pattern as here.

2 Chronicles 17:3 commends Jehoshaphat for not seeking Baals — opposite of Israel's idolatry after Gideon.

Jeremiah 3:9 also depicts idolatry as spiritual adultery — the same 'prostitution' metaphor for Israel's unfaithfulness.

Jeremiah 23:27 recalls ancestors forgetting God through Baal worship — same pattern of idolatry as here.