Where the Fathers quote 1Sam 17
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21Sam 17:2
Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1093D…ntion is made again, as some will have it, in the last chapter of Joshua. From which places themselves the name also comes: whence the Valley of the Terebinth, 1 Sam. xvii, 2, and elsewhere not once. Thus God is sa…
41Sam 17:4
John Zonaras d. after 1159PG 134:133…goliath by name a man powerful and towering over all for his height was six cubits and a span and his breastplate weighed five thousand shekels and his spear was like the beam of a weaver…
61Sam 17:6
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:981A…er: the Lord to Jesu. Notes and various readings on Chapter VIII of Joshua, which Drusius has in this place. Symm., aspis (shield). Similarly also Josephus. 1 Sam. XVII, 6, [Hebrew: kidon], LXX, aspis. Hiero…
71Sam 17:7
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:215…shekels of brass and iron he had bronze greaves on his legs and the staff of his spear was like a weaver s beam and the iron of his spear was six hundred shekels of iron…
121Sam 17:12
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1353…man of ephrata this one was from bethlehem of juda and his name was jesse and he had eight sons and the man in the days of saul was an old man who had come along…
181Sam 17:18
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:565A…e grace of the Divine Spirit. Therefore, because He was acting through David, the evil spirit rested. QUESTION XL. What is that: "You shall take their Ersuba (1 Sam. xvii, 18)"? Symmachus interpreted it: "Whatever…
261Sam 17:26
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:565…b these shall i not go and strike him and remove today the reproach from israel for who is this uncircumcised man that he has reproached the ranks of the living god nothing he says does…
321Sam 17:32
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:679…not the heart of my lord fail because of him for your servant will go and fight with this alien kings xvii is this a small thing i ask that one who was urged by no…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:311…thus let not the heart of my lord fail over him for thy servant will go and fight with this alien kings but when he did not believe and said thou canst not go thou art…
331Sam 17:33
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:677…be able to go for you are a boy and he is a man of war from his youth kings yet with no excuse drawing him on kindled from home and from within by divine zeal…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:193…and fight against him because you are a boy and he is a man of war from his youth but he was unaware that in showing his fear he was preparing the way for a more…
341Sam 17:34
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:75D…s not the manifestation of them through God?" (Gen. 40:8); and David, "The lion and the bear as they came, I would rend with my hands in the name of the Lord" (1 Sam. 17:34). These men also now: "Why do you look…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:307D…avid, when trust was not placed in him, says: "In the sheepfold I was pasturing the sheep of my father; and when a bear came, I tore it asunder with my hands" (1 Sam. XVII, 34-36). "I became foolish; you compelled me"…
361Sam 17:36
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:939…its throat and i would strike and kill it your servant struck both the lion and the bear and the uncircumcised alien shall be as one of these who has reproached the army of the living…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:569…after them and i tore them from their mouth and i killed the lion and the bear and this man shall be as one of these beasts because he has defied the ranks of the living…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:697…out after them and would snatch them from their mouth and strike the lion and the bear and this one shall be as one of those beasts because he reproached the battle array of the living…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:119…after them and rescue it from their mouth and i would strike the lion and the bear and this man shall be like one of those beasts and saul said to david go and the lord…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:311…and i seized its throat and killed it and thy servant struck the lion and the bear and this uncircumcised alien shall be as one of them kings do you see how he clearly explained for…
371Sam 17:37
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:315…by a hand men full of sins lawless and unjust my god deliver me out of the hand of the sinner and out of the hand of him that acteth against the law and the unjust…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:933…o my god deliver me out of the hand of the sinner out of the hand of the lawless and unjust man a for thou art my…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:763…me for thou art my firmament and my refuge o my god deliver me out of the hand of the sinner and out of the hand of him that acteth against the law and of the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:339…of the eater came forth meat that is out of the mouth of the lion and out of the strong came forth sweetness jud and he promised that he would give thirty sindones and thirty stolas…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:697…reproached the battle array of the living god and saul said to david go and the lord be with you reg but the king gave him his own weapons and he could not carry them why…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:119…man shall be like one of those beasts and saul said to david go and the lord be with you the king gave him armor but he could not wear it for god did not permit…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:711…and my refuge there he says strength for firmament ver my god deliver me out of the hand of the sinner out of the hand of the transgressor and the unjust man for such were they…
391Sam 17:39
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:261…twice because he was not accustomed to it and david said to saul i cannot go with these for i have no experience job xii in much time is wisdom and in long life is knowledge…
401Sam 17:40
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:219…went on his way as soon c as he went away macarius took his staff in his hand and went up the mountain to the brothers in the wilderness and when it was told that he…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1265…i will deliver madiam into your hands i reg xvii and david took his staff in his hand and chose for himself five stones and put them in his shepherd's scrip and his sling was in…
441Sam 17:44
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:557…your beasts of burden with grain and depart and taking your father come to me and i will give you of all the good things of egypt and you give orders for them to take wagons…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:193…calls those who are burdened by every kind of wickedness crying out come to me and i will give you rest for this he asserted to be the cause of his descent from heaven for i…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:159…to the land of canaan and taking your father and your substance come to me and i will give you of all the good things of egypt and you shall eat the marrow of the land…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1181…to joseph tell your brothers take your father and your possessions and come to me and i will give you of all the good things of egypt h if the devil only obtains some obedient ones…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:849…through more fearful things for example when you hear the lord saying come to me and i will give you rest this is the oil for it indicates cheerfulness and rest and again come inherit the…
OrigenesPG 16:2327…by famine and their carcasses shall be for food to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the earth thus saith the lord enter not into the house of feasting neither go to…
OrigenesPG 16:2747…thee i will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured thou shalt fall upon the open field for i have spoken it saith the…
451Sam 17:45
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:955…forth and by his words made his intention manifest for he says thou comest to me with a sword and with a spear and with a shield but i come to thee in the name of…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1267…said to the philistine you come against me with a sword and with a spear and with a shield but i come against you in the name of the lord of…
Gregory ThaumaturgusPG 10:1183…of whom shall i make mention in whose name shall i baptize thee in the name of the father but thou hast the whole father in thyself and thou existest wholly in the father in the…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:197…and spear and shield but i come to you in the name of the lord of hosts the god of the ranks of israel i reg xvii you indeed o warrior look at what is cheap…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:785…reg xvii and david said to the foreigner or philistine you come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a shield but i come to you in the name of the lord…
461Sam 17:46
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:325…says to naaman after cleansing him of his leprosy that thou mayest know that there is a god in israel and samuel himself also in the days of harvest prayed to god to send rain and…
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:561…god exists c they cannot say on that day we did not know that there is a god for the thunderbolts and lightnings sent forth from heaven declare to them do you not know that there…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:85…seed yielding to you it shall be for food and to all the wild beasts of the earth and to all the birds of the sky and to every reptile creeping upon the earth which has…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:141…have done this cursed are you above all cattle and above all the wild beasts of the earth upon your chest and your belly you shall go and earth you shall eat all the days of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:245…over it and your fear and your trembling shall be upon all the wild beasts of the earth and upon all the birds of the heaven and upon all things moving upon the earth and upon…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:567…god throughout all the world for all the earth he says shall know that there is a god in israel and while his mouth pours forth oracles his hand acts bravely and kills the alien with…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:763…may they not hate us but may they let us go verse that all the earth may know that thou art our lord god and thy name is called upon israel and his race the change…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1101…to the strength of the arms vers and all the earth shall know that there is a god in israel going against the enemy he prophesies and preaches the knowledge of god in all the world…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1855…from the hand of our enemies for the sake of thy name that all the earth may know that thou o lord art our god powerful in battle and thy mercies endure for generation and generation…
Nicephorus the Presbyter fl. c. 950PG 111:745…lord hereafter take from you the power of stealing so that you may know that there is a god who is living and true who is christ and that there is a judgment and a recompense…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 86:3189…expose his wicked and unlawful deeds before those present so that he may know that there is a god the lord and creator of all things who fixed the heaven and founded the earth who executes…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:607…mind and because they were subject to the prince of the power of the air and to the wild beasts and reptiles because of the ferocity of their character these nations therefore having followed christ who…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:19…and supercelestial name of god to reptiles to aquatic and land animals and to the wild beasts of the irrational creation attributing to them the entire honor due to god while turning away from the true…
471Sam 17:47
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:567…the birds of the sky and to the beasts of the earth and all this assembly shall know that the lord does not save by spear or by sword for the battle is the lord's and…
491Sam 17:49
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1267…the philistine on his forehead and the stone went through the helmet into his forehead and he fell upon the ground and david ran and took away his head a ii reg xvii and absalom and…
501Sam 17:50
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1355…is it a dog and he cursed corpse and david prevailed against the philistine with a sling and with a stone and he struck the philistine and killed him and there was no sword in the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1357…as a dog another not as a dog he cursed limbs and david prevailed over the philistine with a sling and with a stone in that day and he struck the philistine and killed him and…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1361…it was strengthened and adds after he slew him these words and there was no sword in the hand of david v symmachus from the pursuit coislin ibid they trampled reg in text in margin they…
571Sam 17:57
John Zonaras d. after 1159PG 134:145…and after his death twenty two h book second h a now david returned from the slaughter of the c foreigners and a certain man approached him announcing the defeat of the israelites and the death…