2 Kings 16 in the early church
[LXX: 4 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 4 Kings]
11 passages quote, allude to, or echo 2 Kings 16, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
2 Kings 16:1
In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 16:1–2 | Fragment 37 · Julius Africanus | allusion, medium confidence | after 221 |
| 2 Kgs 16:1 | City of God 18.22 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | 413–426 |
2 Kings 16:2
Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 16:2 | Miscellanies 1.21.119 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 2 Kgs 16:2 | Prophetic Extracts 4.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| 2 Kgs 16:2 | Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| 2 Kgs 16:2 | Demonstration of the Gospel 7.1.41 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| 2 Kgs 16:2 | Demonstration 2.8 · Aphrahat | allusion, medium confidence | 337-345 |
| 2 Kgs 16:2 | Catechetical Lecture 12.22 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| 2 Kgs 16:2 | Letter 72.1 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
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.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 16:7 | Letter 72.3 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
2 Kings 16:10
Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 16:10 | Homilies on Jeremiah 7.3 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 240 |