David’s Testament and the Shimei Duplicate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21408310 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raanan Eichler (0000-0002-2634-806X, Bar-Ilan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 138 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 173-184 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-2526 • E-ISSN: 1613-0103 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/zaw-2026-2003 |
| OpenAlex | W7163588834 |
| Language | EN |
David’s Testament (1Kgs 2:1–9) appears as an episode in the larger Solomon Accession Narrative (1Kgs 1–2). This paper does three things. First, it shows that the Testament is a later interpolation into the Accession Narrative. Second, it shows that this conclusion provides a simple solution to the longstanding problem of the Shimei Duplicate, namely that David instructs Solomon regarding Shimei the Benjaminite in 2:8–9 in all textual witnesses and also in 2:35 l–o in the Septuagint. Third, it offers a complete definition of the original contours of the Solomon Accession Narrative
Accession · Narrative · New Testament · Old Testament · Simple (philosophy) · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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