Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, Two Versions Of The Solomon Narrative: An Inquiry Into The Relationship Between Mt 1 Kgs. 2-11 And Lxx 3 Reg. 2-11 (supplements To Vetus Testamentum)

This Monograph Deals With The Problem Of The Text-historical Relation Between Two Versions Of The Solomon Narrative: The Hebrew Version Preserved In The Masoretic Text Of The Book Of Kings And The Greek Version Handed Down In The Septuaginta Of 3 Regum. Over The Years, Text Critics Have Taken Divergent Approaches To This Complex Issue. This Study Reviews And Evaluates Their Arguments. It Does So On The Basis Of An Independent Analysis Of The Main Differences Between The Two Versions. The Contents Of This Book Are Relevant For Everyone Interested In The Composition And Textual History Of The Book Of Kings.--book Jacket. By Percy S.f. Van Keulen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [308]-312) And Indexes. Two Versions of the Solomon Narrative: An Inquiry into the Relationship between MT 1 Kgs. 2–11 and LXX 3 Reg. 2–11 4 Contents 6 Preface 8 1. Introduction 10 2. The account of Joab's death (1 Kgs. 2: 28–34—3 Reg. 2: 28–34) 35 3. The duplication of 3 Reg. 2: 8–9 at 35L–O and the supplementary character of 35–46L 45 4. The arrangement of materials relating to Pharaoh's daughter in MT and the LXX 71 5. The description of Solomon's provisioning system (1 Kgs. 4: 1–5: 13—3 Reg. 4: 1–5: 13) 91 6. Solomon's prestige among the kings of the earth (3 Reg. 5, 10) 105 7. The account of the preparation of the temple building (1 Kgs. 5: 31–6: 1—3 Reg. 5: 32–6: 1D) 122 8. The account of the construction of temple and palace (1 Kgs. 6: 2–7: 52—3 Reg. 6: 2–7: 50) 140 9. The absence of a counterpart of 1 Kgs. 6: 11–14 in the LXX 151 10. The account of the installation of the ark (1 Kgs. 8: 1–11—3 Reg. 8: 1–11) 160 11. The dedication pronouncement (1 Kgs. 8: 12–13—3 Reg. 8: 53a) 173 12. The account of Solomon's shipping expedition (1 Kgs. 9: 14, 26–28—3 Reg. 9: 14, 26–28) 190 13. The account of Solomon's building activities (1 Kgs. 9: 15–22—3 Reg. 10: 22A–C) 200 14. The account of Solomon's sin (1 Kgs. 11: 1–8—3 Reg. 11: 1–8) 211 15. The account of Solomon's adversaries (1 Kgs. 11: 14–25—3 Reg. 11: 14–25) 231 16. Agreements between 3 Regum and Chronicles vis-à-vis 1 Kings 247 17. The relation between the Miscellanies 3 Reg. 2: 35A–K and 46A–K and the main text of 3 Regum 274 18. The structure of the Solomon Narrative in MT and the LXX 285 19. The text-historical significance of differences in the representation of Deuteronomistic text between 1 Kings and 3 Regum 303 20. Conclusions 309 Bibliography 315 Appendix: Synopsis of 3 Reg. 2: 35A–O, 46A–L and parallel texts 322 Index of Authors 332 Index of Scriptural References 336 Back Matter 348