321 David Becomes King be removed from him, as it previously had been removed from King Saul ( vs . 14 – 16 ) . 17 However, a minority of scholars have expressed an opposite view and interpretation . They have tried to regard God’s promise to the house of David as a conditional promise or treaty with some limitations that could be breached under certain circumstances . In short, they view the existence of the treaty for the House of David as Most of the argu - depending on the behavior of the beneficiaries . 18 ments of this group are based on other biblical texts that deal with other treaties ( and interpreting them as conditional treaties ) or on comparisons that were made with treaties found in the ANE . The assumption that God’s treaty must follow other models of treaties or promises in the Bible or in other ANE documents is wrong in its premise . These scholars tend to ignore the prevailing biblical view that the Almighty Creator is not restricted in making any everlasting or unco...
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