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Acknowledged Fabrications in 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 Kings 1-2. Clues to the Wider Story's Composition

The authors, redactors, and early Hebrew audiences of the Samuel-Saul-David story understood the difference between fabrications about events and giving accurate accounts. The story is filled with lies and deceptions perpetrated by various characters. The consequences of the fabrications are sometimes described. The redactor (at least) of the Samuel-Saul-David story knowingly fabricated events and dialogues to serve a purpose. The historical accounts of characters and their deeds (perpetrated in something like a Hobbesian state of nature) required considerable reconstructing to fulfill the redactor's purpose. Fabrications are often regarded as justified under conditions of war and intense political intrigue. The biblical narrative weaves (1) descriptions having causal connections with (2) justifications, (3) explanations, and (4) entertainment.