Political Favoritism in Saul's Court: ḥpts, nʿm and the Relationship between David and Jonathan
Considerable recent debate has surrounded the interpretation of the relationship between David and Jonathan as portrayed in the books of Samuel. Building on the now-classic article by William Moran in which he argues that the term love (ʾhb) has a specialized political connotation in biblical and an...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
[2016]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2016, Volume: 135, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-34 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Samuel 1-2
/ Saul Israel, King
/ David, Israel, König
/ Jonathan
/ Royal court
/ Sympathy
/ Love
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Assyrians
B SAMUEL (Biblical judge) B Aramaic literature B Ugaritic literature B Phoenicians |
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| Summary: | Considerable recent debate has surrounded the interpretation of the relationship between David and Jonathan as portrayed in the books of Samuel. Building on the now-classic article by William Moran in which he argues that the term love (ʾhb) has a specialized political connotation in biblical and ancient Near Eastern treaty relationships, this paper demonstrates that the Hebrew terms ḥpts ("delight") and nʿm ("lovely") in 1 Sam 19:1 and 2 Sam 1:23, 26 should be understood primarily with a political nuance. In particular, ḥpts can denote individual favor or preference within an existing political relationship while nʿm can indicate divine favor or the beneficence of a royal figure. Supporting evidence for understanding ḥpts and nʿm with a political nuance is drawn from the Hebrew Bible as well as from Old Aramaic, Phoenician, Assyrian, and Ugaritic texts. Taken together, the terms ʾhb, ḥpts, and nʿm underscore the political aspects of the relationship between David and Jonathan as depicted literarily in the books of Samuel. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1344.2016.2929 |