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1Kgs 1:52

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1Kgs 1:52 · Douay-Rheims

“And Solomon said: If he be a good man, there shall not so much as one hair of his head fall to the ground: but if evil be found in him, he shall die.”

Patristic before A.D. 750

373

A.D.

Ephrem the Syrian Patristic

c. A.D. 306–373

“"Not one of his hairs shall fall to the ground," that is, he shall not undergo any punishment of the guilty, if he proves to be innocent; but he will deserve capital punishment, if he is found to conspire against my sovereignty. Indeed, if he still aspires to take hold of the kingdom, he will be executed: punishment restrains that ambition that discipline could not bring under control. - "On the First Book of Kings 1.52"”

Source

Modern · 1953 →

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