1 Kings 9 in the early church
[LXX: 3 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 3 Kings]
15 passages quote, allude to, or echo 1 Kings 9, 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: 4 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 16 · 17 · 26 · 27 · 28
1 Kings 9:4
And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 9:4 | 1 Clement 60.2 · Clement of Rome | echo, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| 1 Kgs 9:4 | Apology of the Prophet David 3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 384-390 |
1 Kings 9:6
But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 9:6 | Divine Institutes 4.18.32 · Lactantius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
1 Kings 9:7
then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 9:7 | Divine Institutes 4.18.32 · Lactantius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| 1 Kgs 9:7 | Epitome of the Divine Institutes 41.8 · Lactantius | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 314–320 |
1 Kings 9:8
And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 9:8 | Divine Institutes 4.18.32 · Lactantius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| 1 Kgs 9:8 | Epitome of the Divine Institutes 41.8 · Lactantius | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 314–320 |
1 Kings 9:9
And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 9:9 | Divine Institutes 4.18.33 · Lactantius | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| 1 Kgs 9:9 | Epitome of the Divine Institutes 41.8 · Lactantius | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 314–320 |
1 Kings 9:16
Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 9:16 | Homilies on Joshua 22.1 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
1 Kings 9:17
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 9:17 | Letter 108.8 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
1 Kings 9:26
King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 9:26 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.30.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
1 Kings 9:27
And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 9:27 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 47.14.3 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
1 Kings 9:28
They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 9:28 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.30.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| 1 Kgs 9:28 | Letter 65.15 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |