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- Royal Illness and Kingship Ideology in the Hebrew Bible
- Society for old Testament Study Monograph Series
- Royal Illness and Kingship Ideology in the Hebrew Bible
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Failure of Kingship and the Demise of the Nation
- 1 Royal Illness in Stories about the Early Monarchy
- 2 Royal Illness in the Story Cycles of Elijah and Elisha
- 3 The Illnesses of Abijah and Hezekiah in Light of Israelite and Judahite History
- Part II Flawed Personalities and Divine Judgment
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Source Index
- Author Index
3 - The Illnesses of Abijah and Hezekiah in Light of Israelite and Judahite History
from Part I - The Failure of Kingship and the Demise of the Nation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 November 2020
- Royal Illness and Kingship Ideology in the Hebrew Bible
- Society for old Testament Study Monograph Series
- Royal Illness and Kingship Ideology in the Hebrew Bible
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Failure of Kingship and the Demise of the Nation
- 1 Royal Illness in Stories about the Early Monarchy
- 2 Royal Illness in the Story Cycles of Elijah and Elisha
- 3 The Illnesses of Abijah and Hezekiah in Light of Israelite and Judahite History
- Part II Flawed Personalities and Divine Judgment
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
- Source Index
- Author Index
Summary
This chapter demonstrates how the oracles provoked by the illnesses of Abijah and Hezekiah work in combination to structure the presentation of Judah’s and Israel’s monarchic past as envisioned in the Book of Kings. Royal illness frames prophetic oracles which are used to confirm the validity of the Davidic dynasty and to condemn the dynasties of the North. Eventually, however, the oracles are expanded through a later redaction to frame the destruction of both Israel and Judah. This chapter concludes with an excursus on Hezekiah’s illness as it is featured in the Isaianic tradition, where the focus shifts to highlighting the link between the king and his people rather than the king and his dynasty.
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- Royal Illness and Kingship Ideology in the Hebrew Bible , pp. 84 - 110Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020