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Solomon as type of Christ

Cited scripture

  • 1Kgs 3:12 — Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
  • 1Kgs 6:1 — And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which i
  • 1Kgs 8:11 — So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.
  • 1Kgs 10:23 — So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
  • Matt 12:42 — The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greate

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9 passages from 7 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

  • Catechism of the Catholic Church · 3 passages
  • Commentary on the Gospel of John · 1 passage
  • Antiquities of the Jews · 1 passage
  • Homilies on Matthew · 1 passage
  • Homilies on the First Epistle to the Corinthians · 1 passage
  • City of God · 1 passage
  • Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew · 1 passage