2 Kings 20:18 (WEB)
‘They will take away some of your sons who will issue from you, whom you will father; and they will be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
Fathers and councils · 3
Jerome
“…for the Hebrews to the present day affirm that the three youths were eunuchs, in accordance with the declaration of God which Isaiah utters to Hezekiah: “And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away: and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the King of Babylon.”” — editor's note: 2 Kings xx. 18.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“He then said, ‘I will make;’ but the Prophet in that very book and the Fourth of Kings, thus speaks, ‘And the sons who shall come forth of thee.’” — editor's note: 2 Kings xx. 18; Is. xxxix. 7.
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Aphrahat
“And if thou gloriest in thy children, they shall be led away from thee to the Beast, as the children of King Hezekiah were led away, and became eunuchs in the palace of the King of Babylon.” — editor's note: 2 Kings xx. 18; Is. xxxix. 7.
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Cross-references · 1
2 Kings 20:18 and Isaiah 39:7 share the same wording (21 words).