Bible Review 17:2, April 2001
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George Graham
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
More Con than Pro
In his review of Steven McKenzie’s King David: A Biography (“King David, Serial Murderer,” BR 16:06), Hershel Shanks writes, “Yes, the text is sympathetic to David.” “What we have is an account surely sympathetic to David.” “Yes, it is apologetic.” Wrong, wrong, wrong. The Court Historian’s account of David’s life in 1 Samuel 16 and 1 Kings 2 is, on balance, not sympathetic to David and is not apologetic in nature. Au contraire, it is better read as a polemic against him. For an account more sympathetic to David, see the Chronicler’s account in 1 Chronicles 11–29.
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