2 Kings 15 in the early church

[LXX: 4 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 4 Kings]

17 passages quote, allude to, or echo 2 Kings 15, 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 · 5 · 7 · 8 · 23 · 27 · 29 · 32 · 33

2 Kings 15:1

In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 15:1	Commentary on Romans 0.2 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406)
2 Kgs 15:1–5	On Apostate Kings 8 · Lucifer of Cagliari	allusion, high confidence	ca. 356–361

2 Kings 15:2

He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 15:2	Miscellanies 1.21.118 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Kgs 15:2	Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324

2 Kings 15:5

And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 15:5	Miscellanies 1.21.118 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Kgs 15:5	Demonstration of the Gospel 6.18.36 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 314–324
2 Kgs 15:5	Letter 72.4 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419

2 Kings 15:7

And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 15:7	Commentary on Romans 1.5 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406)

2 Kings 15:8

In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 15:8–9	On the Witch of Endor 22 · Eustathius of Antioch	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 324–337

2 Kings 15:23

In the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 15:23	Fragment 33 · Julius Africanus	allusion, high confidence	after 221

2 Kings 15:27

In the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 15:27	Fragment 34 · Julius Africanus	allusion, high confidence	after 221

2 Kings 15:29

In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 15:29	To Autolycus 2.31 · Theophilus of Antioch	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 180–185
2 Kgs 15:29	Demonstration 2.8 · Aphrahat	allusion, medium confidence	337-345

2 Kings 15:32

In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 15:32–33	Fragment 36 · Julius Africanus	allusion, medium confidence	after 221

2 Kings 15:33

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
2 Kgs 15:33	Miscellanies 1.21.118 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
2 Kgs 15:33	Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 313–324
2 Kgs 15:33	Letter 72.4 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419