1 Samuel 12 in the early church
[LXX: 1 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 1 Kings]
26 passages quote, allude to, or echo 1 Samuel 12, 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: 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 13 · 16 · 17 · 18
1 Samuel 12:2
Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 12:2 | Against Heresies 4.26.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 12:3 | Against Heresies 4.26.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| 1 Sam 12:3 | On the Witch of Endor 3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| 1 Sam 12:3 | Oration 42.18 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| 1 Sam 12:3 | Letter 69.9 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| 1 Sam 12:3 | Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.7 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | ca. 380 |
| 1 Sam 12:3–5 | Part 2, chapter 16 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 445-450 |
1 Samuel 12:4
“You have not cheated us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 12:4 | Against Heresies 4.26.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
1 Samuel 12:5
Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 12:5 | Against Heresies 4.26.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| 1 Sam 12:5 | Defence before Constantius 3 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 353–357 |
| 1 Sam 12:5 | Oration 42.18 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
1 Samuel 12:13
Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 12:13 | Part 2, chapter 24 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 445-450 |
1 Samuel 12:16
Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 12:16 | On Prayer 13.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Sam 12:16–19 | Demonstration 4.8 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
1 Samuel 12:17
Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 12:17 | On Prayer 13.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Sam 12:17 | On the Witch of Endor 3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| 1 Sam 12:17–18 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 7.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| 1 Sam 12:17 | Apology for Origen 6.1 · Pamphilus of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 308–310 (Rufinus's Latin about 397) |
| 1 Sam 12:17–18 | On the Witch of Endor 15 · Eustathius of Antioch | allusion, high confidence | ca. 324–337 |
| 1 Sam 12:17 | Oration III Against the Arians 2 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| 1 Sam 12:17 | Commentary on Titus 1:6 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387 |
1 Samuel 12:18
So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 12:18 | Miscellanies 6.3.29 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 1 Sam 12:18 | On Prayer 13.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| 1 Sam 12:18 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 37 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| 1 Sam 12:18 | Preparation for the Gospel 10.2.15 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| 1 Sam 12:18 | Commentary on Titus 1:6 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387 |