2 Chronicles 35 in the early church
[LXX: 2 Paralipomenon; Vulgate: 2 Paralipomenon]
8 passages quote, allude to, or echo 2 Chronicles 35, 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 · 13 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23
2 Chronicles 35:1
Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 35:1–19 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.37.3 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
2 Chronicles 35:13
They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 35:13 | Instructions 2.3 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 428-434 |
2 Chronicles 35:20
After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 35:20–24 | Against Jovinianus 2.4 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | 393 |
| 2 Chr 35:20–24 | Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 78–79 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
2 Chronicles 35:21
But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 35:21 | On the Destruction of Jerusalem 5.16 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370 |
| 2 Chr 35:21 | On the Destruction of Jerusalem 5.53 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370 |
2 Chronicles 35:22
Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 35:22 | Letter 133.13 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
2 Chronicles 35:23
There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Chr 35:23 | On the Destruction of Jerusalem 5.53 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370 |