1 Kings 5 in the early church

[LXX: 3 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 3 Kings]

17 passages quote, allude to, or echo 1 Kings 5, 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 · 6 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 13 · 15 · 17 · 18

1 Kings 5:1

Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 5:1	To Autolycus 3.22 · Theophilus of Antioch	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 180–185
1 Kgs 5:1	Homilies on Ezekiel 13.1 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s)
1 Kgs 5:1	Letter 70.2 · Jerome	echo, low confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Kgs 5:1	On the Christian Faith 1.0 · Ambrose	allusion, high confidence	ca. 378–380

1 Kings 5:6

Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 5:6	Letters 23.29 · Paulinus of Nola	echo, medium confidence	ca. 394–413

1 Kings 5:9

My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 5:9	Letters 23.30 · Paulinus of Nola	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 394–413

1 Kings 5:10

So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 5:10	Oration to the Greeks 37 · Tatian	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 165–172
1 Kgs 5:10	Preparation for the Gospel 10.11.11 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 313–324

1 Kings 5:11

and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 5:11	Preparation for the Gospel 9.34.17 · Eusebius of Caesarea	echo, low confidence	ca. 313–324

1 Kings 5:13

Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 5:13–16	Commentary on Titus 3:9 · Ambrosiaster	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 366–384

1 Kings 5:15

Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 5:15–16	Commentary on John 10.269 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 230–248
1 Kgs 5:15–16	Commentary on John 10.270 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 230–248
1 Kgs 5:15	Tractates on the Psalms 126.3 · Hilary of Poitiers	allusion, high confidence	ca. 360–367
1 Kgs 5:15	Letter 140.13 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419

1 Kings 5:17

And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 5:17–18	Commentary on John 10.271 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 230–248

1 Kings 5:18

So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 5:18	Commentary on John 10.255 · Origen	quotation, high confidence	ca. 230–248
1 Kgs 5:18	Commentary on John 10.272 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 230–248