2 Kings 18 in the early church

[LXX: 4 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 4 Kings]

26 passages quote, allude to, or echo 2 Kings 18, 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.

Verses: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 9 · 10 · 13 · 17 · 21 · 25 · 26 · 35

2 Kings 18:1

In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:1	City of God 18.22 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	413–426

2 Kings 18:2

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:2	Miscellanies 1.21.119 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Kgs 18:2	Prophetic Extracts 4.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	before 325 (probably ca. 310–320)
2 Kgs 18:2	Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
2 Kgs 18:2	Demonstration of the Gospel 7.1.41 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 314–324
2 Kgs 18:2	Catechetical Lecture 12.22 · Cyril of Jerusalem	allusion, high confidence	ca. 350
2 Kgs 18:2	Letter 72.1 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
2 Kgs 18:2	Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 30.31.10 · Epiphanius of Salamis	quotation, high confidence	374-377

2 Kings 18:3

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:3	Tractates on the Psalms 118.14.11 · Hilary of Poitiers	allusion, high confidence	ca. 360–367
2 Kgs 18:3	Homilies on Matthew 8.5 · John Chrysostom	allusion, high confidence	ca. 390
2 Kgs 18:3–5	Part 2, chapter 31 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage	allusion, high confidence	ca. 445-450

2 Kings 18:4

He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:4	Book of Heresies 21.1 · Philastrius of Brescia	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380s
2 Kgs 18:4	Book of Heresies 21.4 · Philastrius of Brescia	allusion, high confidence	ca. 380s
2 Kgs 18:4	Letter 185.19 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386–430
2 Kgs 18:4	City of God 10.8 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, high confidence	413–426

2 Kings 18:5

Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:5	Homilies on Ezekiel 9.2 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s)

2 Kings 18:9

In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:9	To Autolycus 2.31 · Theophilus of Antioch	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 180–185

2 Kings 18:10

And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:10	Fragment 38 · Julius Africanus	allusion, high confidence	after 221

2 Kings 18:13

In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:13	To Autolycus 2.31 · Theophilus of Antioch	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 180–185
2 Kgs 18:13	On the Incarnation 36.3 · Athanasius of Alexandria	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 318–325

2 Kings 18:17

Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:17	PG 12:1413 (Ps 41 LXX) · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 220-254
2 Kgs 18:17	Oration 4.60 · Gregory of Nazianzus	allusion, high confidence	ca. 362–383

2 Kings 18:21

Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:21	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 125 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)

2 Kings 18:25

So now, was it apart from the LORD that I have come up against this place to destroy it? The LORD Himself said to me, ‘Go up against this land and destroy it.’”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:25	Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 1–3 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	5th century (disputed)

2 Kings 18:26

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:26	Oration 4.60 · Gregory of Nazianzus	allusion, high confidence	ca. 362–383

2 Kings 18:35

Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 18:35	On Cain and Abel 1.34 · Ambrose	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 375-378