1 and 2 Samuel Footnotes
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7 For a good introduction to other nations in the Old Testament, as well as their religious views, we recommend interested readers consult Hoerth, Mattingly, and Yamauchi, eds., Peoples of the Old Testament World. For the Philistines, see idem, 231–50.
8 See Thomas, Copan, and Evans, eds., Holy War in the Bible; Thomas, “The Old Testament, ‘Holy War,’ and Christian Morality”; Longman and Reid, God Is a Warrior.
9 According to 1 Chr 8:33 his name was originally Esh-baal, “Man of Baal,” but that was even worse, so the author of Samuel refused to write it.
10 For Yahweh as the great King, see Ps 48:2. I [Heath] am not fully convinced with Dumbrell that v. 19 teaches that the Davidic covenant is not only for the good of Israel but also a “charter for humanity,” in Dumbrell, Covenant and Creation, 227. The words that indicate this are difficult and may refer to the future royal line of David. For the latter view, see McCarter, II Samuel, 232–33. Still, the psalms recognize the benefits of the Davidic covenant for the whole of humanity as described above.
11 See the wonderful discussion of Hahn, The Kingdom of God as Liturgical Empire, 23–41.