Sa mu el 42 of the second author, however, are the adding of significant sections about Eli, Samuel, Saul, and parts of the so - called “Appendix” or the deleting of Solomon’s succession . Both kinds of changes were designed by the second author to turn the new story from the support of King David into bitter criticism opposing kingship as such as well as the dynastic principle . The second author maintains that accepting the kingship of God ( as opposed to any permanent and dynastic leader - ship of human beings ) is the better religious solution and the right way of life for Israel ( cf . J . S . Ackerman 1991 ) . Therefore, in the following chapters of Part I, we are going to ana - lyze the story of David the hero and David the fugitive from different points of view and various disciplines as mostly presented by the first author, and we will proceed by analyzing all the stories about David’s reign until he subdues the two rebellions in the same way . Yet we have to take into conside...
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