Cross references

2 Kings 16:7

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”

2 Kings 16:7 BSB

2 Kings 16:7 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Kings 15:29 (5 votes) and 1 Kings 20:4 (2 votes). 25 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from 1 Kings 20 to Matthew 1.

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Which verses does 2 Kings 16:7 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

  2. And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”

  3. So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.

  4. So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.

  5. At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria.

  6. Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.

  7. Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. …

  8. This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.

  9. All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.

  10. Hosea 14:32 votes

    Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”

Which verses point to 2 Kings 16:7?

The 10 strongest of 25.