1 Samuel 27 in the early church
[LXX: 1 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 1 Kings]
2 passages quote, allude to, or echo 1 Samuel 27, 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.
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1 Samuel 27:1
David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 27:1 | Letter 108.18 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
1 Samuel 27:2
So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 27:2 | On the Witch of Endor 1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |