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| Title: David's Reaction to the Death of Saul According to Josephus Secondary Title: Jian Dao Volume: 11 Pages: 1-13 Type: Journal Article Year: 1999 Abstract: Harrington, David J. in: NTAb 43.2 (1999), 338: "This comparison of the accounts about David's reaction to Saul's death in 2 Sam 1:1-27 and Josephus' Antiquities 7:1-6 appears under three headings: the exchange, David's initial reaction, and David's lament. It concludes with remarks on Josephus' biblical text(s), rewriting techniques, distinctive approach, and double audience. By aligning 1 Samuel 31 and 2 Samuel 1, Josephus eliminates all uncertainty whether or not the messenger was lying in making his report".
Begg, Christopher T. in: OTA 22.2 (1999), 321: "Samuel 1 relates David's reaction to the death of Saul and Jonathan in battle with the Philistines (see 1 Samuel 31). This article provides a detailed investigation of Josephus' retelling, in Ant. 7.1-6, of the story of 2 Samuel 1 (as witnessed by MT, LXX, and the Targum). Among its findings: Josephus takes particular care to eliminate the discrepancies between 1 Samuel 31 and 2 Samuel 1 regarding the circumstances of Saul's demise in his rendition of the latter chapter. He likewise drastically compresses throughout his version of 2 Samuel 1, reducing, e.g., David's eulogy for Saul and Jonathan as cited in vv. 17-27 to a simple allusion to the fact of his having "composed laments and eulogies" for them". |