Persuasive Portrayal of David and Solomon in Chronicles

This study examines the speeches and prayers in the David-Solomon narrative in Chronicles and seeks to demonstrate that the Chronicler''s portrayal of David and Solomon attempts to establish the Yehudite community''s identity. Is the covenantal relationship still valid in the Persian period? The author asserts that as a commitment to YHWH involving the worship of YHWH through the Jerusalem temple,...