1 Kings 14 in the early church

[LXX: 3 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 3 Kings]

13 passages quote, allude to, or echo 1 Kings 14, 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 · 3 · 5 · 10 · 16 · 21

1 Kings 14:1

At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 14:1–13	Against Celsus 1.36 · Origen	allusion, high confidence	ca. 248
1 Kgs 14:1–13	Against Celsus 1.37 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 248
1 Kgs 14:1–12	On Apostate Kings 5 · Lucifer of Cagliari	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 356–361

1 Kings 14:3

Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 14:3	Apostolic Constitutions 4.7.2 · Anonymous	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 380

1 Kings 14:5

But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 14:5	Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 56 · Origen	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century)

1 Kings 14:10

Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 14:10	Against Heresies 4.26.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 180–190

1 Kings 14:16

So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 14:16	Demonstration 2.8 · Aphrahat	allusion, medium confidence	337-345

1 Kings 14:21

Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
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Reference	Passage	Kind	Date
1 Kgs 14:21	Miscellanies 1.21.114 · Clement of Alexandria	allusion, high confidence	ca. 198–203
1 Kgs 14:21	Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, high confidence	ca. 313–324
1 Kgs 14:21	Demonstration of the Gospel 7.3.23 · Eusebius of Caesarea	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 314–324
1 Kgs 14:21–22	On Apostate Kings 3 · Lucifer of Cagliari	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 356–361
1 Kgs 14:21	Letter 36.10 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419
1 Kgs 14:21	Letter 72.1 · Jerome	allusion, high confidence	ca. 370–419