2 Chronicles 2 in the early church
[LXX: 2 Paralipomenon; Vulgate: 2 Paralipomenon]
13 passages quote, allude to, or echo 2 Chronicles 2, 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: 3 · 4 · 10 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
2 Chronicles 2:3
Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 2:3 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.31.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| 2 Chr 2:3 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.33.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
2 Chronicles 2:4
Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 2:4 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.31.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
2 Chronicles 2:10
I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 2:10 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.33.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
2 Chronicles 2:12
And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 2:12 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.34.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
2 Chronicles 2:13
So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 2:13 | Miscellanies 1.21.130 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 2 Chr 2:13 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.34.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
2 Chronicles 2:14
He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 2:14 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.34.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
2 Chronicles 2:15
Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he promised.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 2:15 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.34.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
2 Chronicles 2:16
We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 2:16 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.34.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
2 Chronicles 2:17
Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 2:17–18 | Letter 129.5 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
2 Chronicles 2:18
Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 2:18 | Commentary on John 10.269 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| 2 Chr 2:18 | Commentary on John 10.270 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |