TY - JOUR
T1 - David in the service of king achish of Gath
T2 - Renegade to his people or a fifth column in the philistine army?
AU - Shemesh, Yael
PY - 2007/2/1
Y1 - 2007/2/1
N2 - The biblical presentation of David's ostensible willingness to fight on the side of the Philistines against Israel (1 Sam. xxvii-xxix) is examined. Through a literary analysis it is shown that David is not depicted as intending to betray Saul and Israel. On the contrary, the narrator provides many hints that the Philistine commanders' assessment of David is correct and that had he not been sent away he would have fought against the Philistines and for Israel. His dismissal, instigated by the Philistine commanders, is compatible with the divine plan for Israel's defeat, the destruction of the House of Saul, and David's succeeding Saul on the throne of Israel (1 Sam. xxviii 16-19).
AB - The biblical presentation of David's ostensible willingness to fight on the side of the Philistines against Israel (1 Sam. xxvii-xxix) is examined. Through a literary analysis it is shown that David is not depicted as intending to betray Saul and Israel. On the contrary, the narrator provides many hints that the Philistine commanders' assessment of David is correct and that had he not been sent away he would have fought against the Philistines and for Israel. His dismissal, instigated by the Philistine commanders, is compatible with the divine plan for Israel's defeat, the destruction of the House of Saul, and David's succeeding Saul on the throne of Israel (1 Sam. xxviii 16-19).
KW - David
KW - Philistines
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34547624300&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1163/156853307x167864
DO - 10.1163/156853307x167864
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AN - SCOPUS:34547624300
SN - 0042-4935
VL - 57
SP - 73
EP - 90
JO - Vetus Testamentum
JF - Vetus Testamentum
IS - 1
ER -