1 Kings 15 in the early church
[LXX: 3 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 3 Kings]
8 passages quote, allude to, or echo 1 Kings 15, 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 · 10 · 23 · 26 · 33
1 Kings 15:2
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 15:2 | Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
1 Kings 15:3
And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 15:3 | On Apostate Kings 6 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
1 Kings 15:10
and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 15:10 | Miscellanies 1.21.115 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 1 Kgs 15:10 | Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
1 Kings 15:23
Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 15:23 | Miscellanies 1.21.115 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| 1 Kgs 15:23 | Commentary on Romans 3:10 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
1 Kings 15:26
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 15:26 | Commentary on Romans 5.1 · Origen | allusion, low confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
1 Kings 15:33
In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kgs 15:33–34 | On Apostate Kings 6 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |