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1Kgs 14:12

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

1Kgs 14:12 · Douay-Rheims
“Arise thou therefore, and go to thy house: and when thy feet shall be entering into the city, the child shall die,”
Patristic before A.D. 750
254
A.D.
Origen Patristic
c. A.D. 184–253
“There is therefore no absurdity in the prophets [of the Jews] having uttered predictions even about events of no importance, to soothe those who desire such things, as when Samuel prophesies regarding three donkeys that were lost, or when mention is made in the third book of Kings respecting the sickness of a king's son. And why should not those who desired to obtain auguries from idols be severely rebuked by the administrators of the law among the Jews, as Elijah is found rebuking Ahaziah and saying, "Is it because there is not a God in Israel that you go to inquire of Baalzebub, god of Ekron?"”
Source
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.