2 Kings 14 in the early church
[LXX: 4 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 4 Kings]
7 passages quote, allude to, or echo 2 Kings 14, 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.
2 Kings 14:1
In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 14:1 | Question 85, section 1 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, low confidence | ca. 370–384 |
2 Kings 14:2
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 14:2 | Miscellanies 1.21.118 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 2 Kgs 14:2 | Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
2 Kings 14:21
Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 14:21 | Commentary on Romans 1.5 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
2 Kings 14:23
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 14:23–24 | On Apostate Kings 8 · Lucifer of Cagliari | allusion, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
2 Kings 14:25
This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kgs 14:25 | Miscellanies 1.21.118 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 2 Kgs 14:25 | City of God 18.27 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | 413–426 |