1 Chronicles 21 in the early church
[LXX: 1 Paralipomenon; Vulgate: 1 Paralipomenon]
8 passages quote, allude to, or echo 1 Chronicles 21, 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 · 5 · 12 · 15 · 16 · 26
1 Chronicles 21:1
Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Chr 21:1 | On First Principles 3.2.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| 1 Chr 21:1 | Against Celsus 4.72 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 248 |
1 Chronicles 21:5
And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Chr 21:5 | Arabic Pentateuch fragment XIV (on Num 1) · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | unknown (transmitted in a medieval Arabic catena) |
1 Chronicles 21:12
between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Chr 21:12 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.14.2 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
1 Chronicles 21:15
Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Chr 21:15 | Letter 46.2 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| 1 Chr 21:15 | Apology of the Prophet David 37 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 384-390 |
1 Chronicles 21:16
When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Chr 21:16 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.30.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
1 Chronicles 21:26
And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Chr 21:26–28 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.37.3 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |