2 Kings 24 in the early church

[LXX: 4 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 4 Kings]

28 passages quote, allude to, or echo 2 Kings 24, 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.

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2 Kings 24:1

During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:1	Oration to the Greeks 36 · Tatian	allusion, low confidence	ca. 165–172
2 Kgs 24:1	To Autolycus 3.25 · Theophilus of Antioch	allusion, high confidence	ca. 180–185
2 Kgs 24:1	Commentary on Daniel 1.2 · Hippolytus of Rome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 202-204

2 Kings 24:2

And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:2	Commentary on Jeremiah 4.39 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 414-419

2 Kings 24:3

Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:3–4	Demonstration 11.2 · Aphrahat	allusion, high confidence	337-345

2 Kings 24:6

And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:6	Commentary on Daniel 1, scholion 2 · Polychronius of Apamea	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 400-430
2 Kgs 24:6	Commentary on Jeremiah 4.37 · Jerome	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 414-419
2 Kgs 24:6	Commentary on Jeremiah 4.39 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 414-419

2 Kings 24:7

Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:7	The Conferences 5.12 · John Cassian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 426–429

2 Kings 24:8

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:8	Miscellanies 1.21.121 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Kgs 24:8–12	Commentary on Jeremiah 5.4 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 414-419

2 Kings 24:10

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:10	Commentary on Daniel 1.3 · Hippolytus of Rome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 202-204

2 Kings 24:12

Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:12	On the Destruction of Jerusalem 5.22 · Anonymous	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370
2 Kgs 24:12	On the Destruction of Jerusalem 5.31 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 370
2 Kgs 24:12	On the Duties of the Clergy 2.28 · Ambrose	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386–390
2 Kgs 24:12	Sermon 51.13 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 391-430
2 Kgs 24:12–15	Commentary on Jeremiah 3.19 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 414-419
2 Kgs 24:12–15	Commentary on Jeremiah 4.40 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 414-419
2 Kgs 24:12–15	Commentary on Jeremiah 5.54 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 414-419

2 Kings 24:13

As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:13	Preparation for the Gospel 9.39.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 313–324
2 Kgs 24:13	On the Duties of the Clergy 2.28 · Ambrose	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386–390

2 Kings 24:14

He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:14	Explanation of Twelve Psalms 1.36.4 · Ambrose	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 387-397
2 Kgs 24:14	Tractates on the Gospel of John 41.2 · Augustine of Hippo	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 406–420

2 Kings 24:15

Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:15	On the Computation of Easter 11 · Anonymous	allusion, high confidence	243
2 Kgs 24:15	Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 78–79 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	5th century (disputed)

2 Kings 24:17

Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:17	Commentary on Daniel 1.3 · Hippolytus of Rome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 202-204

2 Kings 24:18

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 24:18	Miscellanies 1.21.121 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Kgs 24:18	Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324