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This volume provides a readable introduction to the narrative books of 1 & 2 Kings appropriate for the student, pastor, and scholar. Fritz combines historical, literary, and archaeological approaches in an engaging synthesis. While he addresses issues of the deuteronomic redaction, the author does not become bogged down in technical discussions or allow this to overshadow the holistic...

[3:6–9*] Solomon shows himself deserving of his request. Before he utters his wish for a “listening heart,” he refers to the circumstances to which he is obligated. First he mentions David, the founder of the dynasty who walked before God “in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart.” Essentially these three terms form a biblical teaching on virtue: “faithfulness” is cleaving to the one God, “righteousness” represents the realization of a communal relationship with the people,
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