1 Samuel 20 in the early church
[LXX: 1 Kingdoms; Vulgate: 1 Kings]
10 passages quote, allude to, or echo 1 Samuel 20, 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 · 5 · 7 · 25 · 30 · 33
1 Samuel 20:4
Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you desire, I will do for you.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 20:4 | On the Duties of the Clergy 1.32 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–390 |
1 Samuel 20:5
So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 20:5 | Against Heresies 1.18.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, low confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| 1 Sam 20:5 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 34.17.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, low confidence | 374-377 |
1 Samuel 20:7
If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 20:7 | Exposition of Psalm 118 12.47.1 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
1 Samuel 20:25
He sat in his usual place by the wall, opposite Jonathan and beside Abner, but David’s place was empty.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 20:25 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 287 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
1 Samuel 20:30
Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 20:30–33 | On Saint Athanasius 1.13 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| 1 Sam 20:30 | On the Lord's Prayer 1141 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 380–394 |
1 Samuel 20:33
Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sam 20:33 | On the Duties of the Clergy 2.7 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
| 1 Sam 20:33 | On the Duties of the Clergy 3.21 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
| 1 Sam 20:33 | Exposition of Psalm 118 12.47.1 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386-397 |