A Reassessment of the Masoretic and Septuagint Versions of the Jeroboam Narratives in 1 Kings/3 Kingdoms 11-14

This paper takes up the debate concerning the interrelationships between the accounts of Jeroboam's reign in the Masoretic text of 1 Kgs 11-14, the Septuagint text of 3 Kgdms 11-14, and the so-called alternative account of 3 Kgdms 12:24a-z. A careful literary and translationational study of eac...

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Published in:Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period Hellenistic, and Roman period, 2007, Vol.38 (2), p.165-195
Main Author: Sweeney, Marvin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1 KINGS
AHIJAH
Eternal condemnation
Exegesis and biblical criticism
Historical books
History and sciences of religions
I Kings
JEROBOAM
Jewish history
Judaism
Kingship
LXX 3 KINGDOMS
Narratives
Old testament
Oracles
Prophets
REHOBOAM
SHEMAIAH
SHISHAQ
SOLOMON
Sons
SOUSAKIM
Wives
Written narratives
ZAREDAH
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Summary:This paper takes up the debate concerning the interrelationships between the accounts of Jeroboam's reign in the Masoretic text of 1 Kgs 11-14, the Septuagint text of 3 Kgdms 11-14, and the so-called alternative account of 3 Kgdms 12:24a-z. A careful literary and translationational study of each account demonstrates the interpretative character of both the Septuagint and alternative accounts. The rearranged order of the alternative account, the efforts to characterize the major figures of the narrative, and the introduction of new characters point to the midrashic character of the alternative account.
ISSN:0047-2212
1570-0631
0047-2212
DOI:10.1163/157006307X180174