Matthew 22:7

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

Cross-reference

In Matthew 21:41, the tenants are destroyed for killing the owner's son — parallel judgment on Israel's leaders.

Deuteronomy 28:49-68 describes covenant curses of siege and burning cities—a direct parallel to the king's destruction here.

Daniel 9:26 Prophetic fulfillment

Daniel 9:26 prophesies the destruction of the city and sanctuary after the Messiah is cut off — matching the king's burning of the city here.

Luke 19:27 Parallel

In Luke 19:27, the nobleman orders his enemies slaughtered for rejecting his rule — parallel to the king destroying the murderers here.

Luke 19:42-44 prophesies Jerusalem's destruction by enemies for not recognizing Jesus — directly parallel to the king burning the city here.

Luke 21:24 Parallel

Luke 21:24 describes Jerusalem falling by the sword and trampled by Gentiles — same judgment event as the king's destruction here.

In Deuteronomy 28:52, covenant curses predict siege and destruction of cities, prefiguring the king's judgment in Matthew's parable.

Psalm 21:9 Parallel

In Psalm 21:9, God consumes enemies with fire, echoing the burning of the city in Matthew's parable.

Isaiah 29:3 Typology

In Isaiah 29:3, a siege against Jerusalem prefigures the king's military action in Matthew's parable.

Jeremiah 32:29 explicitly says the Chaldeans will set Jerusalem on fire — the same burning-city fate depicted in the parable.

Jeremiah 34:22 declares that Jerusalem will be taken and burned — a precise parallel to the king burning the murderers' city.

Mark 12:9 Parallel

Mark 12:9 has the vineyard owner destroy the tenants — a parallel parable where rejection of servants leads to judgment of the rejecters.

Luke 19:43 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 19:43 prophesies Jerusalem's siege — directly describes the same destruction foreshadowed in the parable of the wedding banquet.

John 11:48 Historical context

In John 11:48, the leaders fear Roman destruction — the very judgment Jesus' parable portrays God executing against those who rejected the invitation.

Luke 21:21 Parallel

Luke 21:21 instructs people to flee when Jerusalem is surrounded — the same destruction event alluded to in this parable.

Isaiah 10:5-7 shows God using Assyria as his rod to punish a godless nation—similar to the king using his troops for judgment.