This book compares and contrasts several parallel passages in the Hebrew
Bible that relate to the David narratives. Lydie Kucová analyses various
ancient versions of the books of Samuel-Kings and Chronicles, showing
how the David story is told differently across these textual witnesses.
Beginning with a review of the previous scholarly synopses of these
passages, Kucová outlines the main characteristics of the particular
ancient versions that are significant for her study (Masoretic text,
Dead Sea scrolls, Septuagint, Targums and Peshitta related to the books
of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles). She then proceeds to compare elements
of the two separate accounts of David's reign, such as Saul's death, the
Philistine campaigns and the transfer of the Ark. Rather than imply any
correlation between the texts, Kucová instead provides a parallel of
David narratives for more convenient in-depth study