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The Function of the Root śkl in Shaping the Ideal Figure of David in 1 Samuel 18
Ist Teil von
Vetus Testamentum, 2015-01, Vol.65 (3), p.390-400
Ort / Verlag
Brill
Erscheinungsjahr
2015
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The fourfold recurrence of the root śki in 1 Samuel 18 to describe David (vv. 5,14,15, 30) calls for an explanation. While David's characterization as maskU would seem to refer, above all, to his success in battle, a broader analysis of ski in wisdom-related contexts, as well as elsewhere in the Deuteronomistic History, demonstrates that maśkîl functions as an epithet, bestowing upon the holder a wider sense of "success" that is intimately linked with Divine patronage. Thus, David's characterization as maskti in 1 Samuel 18 promotes a more comprehensive definition of the ideal king, in contrast to the more restricted prerequisite of military skill associated with Saul. While it is most likely that the story in 1 Samuel 18 is composed solely from pre-Deuteronomistic strands, the intensity with which the root śki is employed with relation to David corresponds with the Deuteronomistic agenda of portraying David as the ideal king.