2 Kings 11 in the early church
[LXX: 4 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 4 Kings]
9 passages quote, allude to, or echo 2 Kings 11, 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 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 14 · 21
2 Kings 11:1
When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 11:1 | Miscellanies 1.21.116 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
2 Kings 11:2
But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 11:2 | Miscellanies 1.21.116 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
2 Kings 11:3
And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 11:3 | Miscellanies 1.21.116 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 2 Kgs 11:3 | Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
2 Kings 11:4
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 11:4–18 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.68 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
2 Kings 11:14
And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 11:14 | Commentary on Jeremiah 2.103 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
2 Kings 11:21
Joash was seven years old when he became king.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 11:21 | Didascalia 2.1 (Latin) · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | first half of the third century |
| 2 Kgs 11:21 | On the Incarnation 36.1 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 318–325 |
| 2 Kgs 11:21 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.1.4 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |