2 Chronicles 24 in the early church
[LXX: 2 Paralipomenon; Vulgate: 2 Paralipomenon]
16 passages quote, allude to, or echo 2 Chronicles 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.
Verses: 17 · 18 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25
2 Chronicles 24:17
After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 24:17 | The Institutes 12.21 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–426 |
2 Chronicles 24:18
They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 24:18 | The Institutes 12.21 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–426 |
2 Chronicles 24:20
Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 24:20 | Commentary on Matthew 17.9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| 2 Chr 24:20–21 | Letter 59.17 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 249/250–258 |
| 2 Chr 24:20–22 | To Fortunatus 11 · Cyprian of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | 253 or 257 |
| 2 Chr 24:20 | Catechetical Lecture 16.28 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 350 |
| 2 Chr 24:20–22 | Commentary on Matthew 24 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 353–355 |
| 2 Chr 24:20 | Homilies on Matthew 74.1 · John Chrysostom | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
2 Chronicles 24:21
But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 24:21 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 28 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| 2 Chr 24:21 | Commentary on Matthew 17.6 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| 2 Chr 24:21 | Commentary on Matthew 17.9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| 2 Chr 24:21 | Bordeaux Pilgrim 591 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 333 |
2 Chronicles 24:22
Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 24:22 | Commentary on Matthew 17.9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
2 Chronicles 24:23
In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 24:23 | The Institutes 12.21 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–426 |
2 Chronicles 24:24
Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 24:24 | The Institutes 12.21 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–426 |
2 Chronicles 24:25
And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 24:25 | The Institutes 12.21 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–426 |