Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

1 Kings 21:13

There are 3 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 8, page 720, footnote 5 (Image)

Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementina, Apocryphal Gospels and Acts, Syriac Documents

Memoirs of Edessa And Other Ancient Syriac Documents. (HTML)

Homilies, Composed by Mar Jacob. (HTML)

Homily on Guria and Shamuna. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 3349 (In-Text, Margin)

Those old men of the daughter of the Hebrews were sons of Belial,[1 Kings 21:13]

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 3, page 491, footnote 7 (Image)

Augustine: On the Holy Trinity, Doctrinal Treatises, Moral Treatises

Moral Treatises of St. Augustin (HTML)

Against Lying. (HTML)

Section 24 (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2420 (In-Text, Margin)

... Nay, this tropical expression reaches even to what is called antiphrasis, as when a thing is said to abound which does not exist, a thing said to be sweet which is sour; “ lucus quod non luceat, Parcæ quod non parcant.” Of which kind is that in holy Scripture, “If he will not bless Thee to Thy face;” which the devil saith to the Lord concerning holy Job, and the meaning is “curse.” By which word also the feigned crime of Naboth is named by his calumniators; for it is said that he “blessed[1 Kings 21:13] the king,” that is, cursed. All these modes of speaking shall be accounted lies, if figurative speech or action shall be set down as lying. But if it be no lie, when things which signify one thing by another are referred to the understanding of a ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 293, footnote 20 (Image)

Jerome: Letters and Select Works

The Letters of St. Jerome. (HTML)

To Sabinianus. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 4002 (In-Text, Margin)

... land of Nod? Why do you struggle in the waves when you can plant your feet upon the rock? See to it that Phinehas does not thrust you through with his spear while you are committing fornication with the Midianitish woman. Amnon did not spare Tamar, and you her brother and kinsman in the faith have had no mercy upon this virgin. But why is it that when you have defiled her you change into an Absalom and desire to kill a David who mourns over your rebellion and spiritual death? The blood of Naboth[1 Kings 21:13] cries out against you. The vineyard also of Jezreel, that is, of God’s seed, demands due vengeance upon you, seeing that you have turned it into a garden of pleasures and made it a seed-bed of lust. God sends you an Elijah to tell you of torment and ...