"“Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the Lord.” 2 Chronicles 23:12 . “And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets.” PK 216.1"
"Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the Lord:"
Ellen White directly references 2 Chronicles 23:12 in this passage.
"“Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.” 2 Kings 11:14 . But Jehoiada commanded the officers to lay hold of Athaliah and all her followers and lead them out of the temple to a place of execution, where they were to be slain. PK 216.2"
"And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason."
Ellen White directly references 2 Kings 11:14 in this passage.
"Thus perished the last member of the house of Ahab. The terrible evil that had been wrought through his alliance with Jezebel, continued till the last of his descendants was destroyed. Even in the land of Judah, where the worship of the true God had never been formally set aside, Athaliah had succeeded in seducing many. Immediately after the execution of the impenitent queen “all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.” Verse 18 . PK 216.3"
"And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly."
The EGW passage describes the consequences of Ahab's alliance with Jezebel, leading to the destruction of his house and the removal of Baal worship. Deuteronomy 7:2-4 warns against intermarriage with foreign nations to prevent turning away from God. While not a direct quote, the EGW passage illustrates the principle outlined in Deuteronomy 7:2-4, making it a thematic parallel.
"A reformation followed. Those who took part in acclaiming Joash king, had solemnly covenanted “that they should be the Lord's people.” And now that the evil influence of the daughter of Jezebel had been removed from the kingdom of Judah, and the priests of Baal had been slain and their temple destroyed, “all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet.” 2 Chronicles 23:16, 21 . PK 216.4"
"And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people."
The EGW passage directly quotes 2 Chronicles 23:16, making it an explicit allusion.
"And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword."
The EGW passage directly quotes 2 Chronicles 23:21, making it an explicit allusion.
"And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord."
Both passages describe the destruction of the house of Baal and the slaying of its priest, Mattan, as part of a reformation. While EGW doesn't directly quote 2 Kings 11:18, the events described are the same, indicating a thematic parallel.