Sa mu el 492 their tribesmen, and they become anti - monarchal antagonists within their own tribes . H . Tadmor ( 1982 ) proposed that Absalom wisely exploit the dis - content of the tribal forums for support of his revolt . Tadmor pointed to the fact that in David’s reign until the revolt, we hear nothing about tribal institutions or operations . Absalom, on the contrary, revives the second “the ; ) איש ישראל ( two of them : the first “the Men of Israel” Elders of Israel”—these or variations of them are frequently mentioned in the description of Absalom’s revolt ( 15 : 6,13 ; 16 : 15,18,22 ; 17 : 14,24 ; These terms refer to a large forum of troops recruited . ) 44 – 42 : 19 in tribal units . Other tribal forums of the leaders are : “the Elders of Israel” or “the Elders of Judah” ( see 17 : 4,15 ) . David neglects these military forums of fighters and leadership . He prefers to operate and rely on the royal army and its military echelon of command . In his royal policy, David hurts th...
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