2 Kings 9 in the early church

[LXX: 4 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 4 Kings]

13 passages quote, allude to, or echo 2 Kings 9, 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 · 11 · 24 · 26 · 30 · 33 · 35 · 36

2 Kings 9:1

Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 9:1–10	Demonstration 14.27 · Aphrahat	allusion, high confidence	337-345

2 Kings 9:11

When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 9:11	Against Celsus 7.10 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 248

2 Kings 9:24

Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 9:24	On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God 5 · Lucifer of Cagliari	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 356–361

2 Kings 9:26

‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 9:26	Demonstration 3.6 · Aphrahat	quotation, high confidence	337-345

2 Kings 9:30

Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 9:30	1.20 · Hippolytus of Rome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 202-204
2 Kgs 9:30	Commentary on Daniel 1.25 · Hippolytus of Rome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 202-204
2 Kgs 9:30–37	Demonstration 14.27 · Aphrahat	quotation, high confidence	337-345

2 Kings 9:33

“Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 9:33–37	Demonstration 3.4 · Aphrahat	allusion, high confidence	337-345
2 Kgs 9:33–37	On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God 5 · Lucifer of Cagliari	allusion, high confidence	ca. 356–361

2 Kings 9:35

But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 9:35–36	On Saint Athanasius 1.19 · Lucifer of Cagliari	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 356–361
2 Kgs 9:35	On Naboth 49 · Ambrose	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386-390

2 Kings 9:36

So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 9:36	Demonstration 9.8 · Aphrahat	allusion, high confidence	337-345
2 Kgs 9:36	On Naboth 49 · Ambrose	allusion, high confidence	ca. 386-390