Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

2 Samuel 8

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 8, page 244, footnote 2 (Image)

Augustine: Expositions on the Psalms

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CCEL Footnote 2283 (In-Text, Margin)

... Man he figured, Him he figured that is Mediator of God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. In this Psalm therefore, or rather in this Psalm’s title, certain victorious actions of David are spoken of:…“To the end, in behalf of those men that shall be changed unto the title’s inscription, unto teaching for David himself, when he burned up Mesopotamia in Syria, and Syria Sobal, and turned Joab, and smote Edom, in the valley of salt-pits twelve thousand.” We read of these things in the books of the Reigns,[2 Samuel 8] that all those persons whom he hath named, were defeated by David, that is, Mesopotamia in Syria, and Syria Sobal, Joab, Edom. These things were done, and just as they were done, so there they have been written, so they are read: let him read that ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 387, footnote 9 (Image)

Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

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Of Christ the Son of God. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1047 (In-Text, Margin)

... through the Prophet He testified concerning this, and reproved them and said to the people, Out of Egypt have I called My son.  As I called them, so they went and worshipped Baal and offered incense to the graven images. And Isaiah said concerning them, Children have I reared and brought up, and they have rebelled against Me. And again it is written, Ye are the children of the Lord your God. And about Solomon He said, He shall be to Me a son, and I will be to him a Father.[2 Samuel 8:14] So also we call the Christ, the Son of God, for through Him we have gained the knowledge of God; even as He called Israel My firstborn son, and as He said concerning Solomon, He shall be to Me a son. And we call Him God, even as He ...