{"id":82341,"date":"2023-07-01T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=82341"},"modified":"2023-07-09T07:16:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T15:16:39","slug":"archaeologists-research-appears-to-support-bibles-claims-about-king-davids-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/old-testament-history\/archaeologists-research-appears-to-support-bibles-claims-about-king-davids-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Archaeologist’s research appears to support Bible’s claims about King David’s kingdom’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Bible teaches:<\/p>\n

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. (1 Samuel 16:13)<\/p>\n

10 Then David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of him to one another in dances, saying:<\/p>\n

‘Saul has slain his thousands,
\nAnd David his ten thousands’?” (1 Samuel 21:10-11)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many these days doubt that David even existed.<\/p>\n

But there is evidence outside of scripture.<\/p>\n

A reader sent me a link to the following:<\/p>\n

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Archaeologist’s research appears to support Bible’s claims about King David’s kingdom<\/h2>\n

While some scholars have argued that the Bible\u2019s description of King David ruling over a great kingdom is exaggerated, new research suggests that the land overseen by the Old Testament king was more well-developed than some experts believe.<\/p>\n

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Prof. Yosef Garfinkel of the Institute of Archaeology at Hebrew University theorized in a paper published in the peer-reviewed\u00a0Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology<\/a>\u00a0that King David ruled over an urban network of fortified cities, which supports the Bible\u2019s description of his kingdom.Garfinkel outlined five different sites in his study \u2014 Khirbet Qeiyafa, Beth Shemesh, Lachish and Tell en-Na\u1e63beh and a country hill \u2014 finding that these locations had a fairly similar layout.Three of the sites had what\u2019s known as a casemate wall, a double wall that typically protects a city or fortress. Some sites also contained Canaanite inscriptions, which the study suggested showed an \u201cincreasing demand for communication and a marker of centralized authority.\u201d\u00a0hare prayer topics and pray for one another. We are better together!\u00a0Visit Now<\/u><\/a>As\u00a0The Times of Israel<\/a>\u00a0reported Monday, those who believe King David ruled over a few thousand Bedouin shepherds near Jerusalem fall into the \u201cminimalist school\u201d of archeological thought. The other school of thought aligns with the Bible\u2019s description of King David ruling a vast kingdom.While Garfinkel\u2019s paper appears to support the Bible\u2019s account of King David\u2019s kingdom, the professor said proving the Bible\u2019s accuracy was not the purpose of the study. The scholar acknowledged that there are differing opinions on the usefulness of the Bible, but he argued, \u201cthat\u2019s not science; that\u2019s theology.\u201d\u201cI hate to use the term \u2018trying to prove the Bible\u2019 because I\u2019m not trying to prove anything,\u201d Garfinkel told the outlet. New research sparks debate on King David’s kingdom | U.S. News (christianpost.com)<\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Yes, there was King David and he ruled over a kingdom. And archaeological evidence does more than just APPEAR to support it–it DOES support it.<\/p>\n

Now, surely if David were so great a general, his reputation would have spread far and wide even to the Euphrates River which finally became the border of Israel. And if the tribe of Benjamin were PREDOMINANT among the Israelites in their struggle against the Philistines, it ought to be mentioned.<\/p>\n

The late Dr. Herman Hoeh wrote that archaeological disregarding of King David decades ago was wrong:<\/p>\n

Saul and David in Archaeology<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the strongest evidence against the modern interpretation of archaeology was discovered by the French at Mari on the Euphrates River. There it was discovered that during the lifetime of Hammurabi \u2014 who was mistakenly dated by historians in the time of Abraham \u2014 the Benjamites were in control of Palestine and men like David were famous! (See Werner Keller\u2019s The Bible as History, pages 49-52).<\/p>\n

From the tablets found at Mari, we read these clear words: \u201cThe year in which Landulim went to Hen and laid hands upon the territory of the Benjamites,\u201d and \u201cThe year that ZimriLim killed the Davidum of the Benjamites.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course! Under King Saul, a Benjamite, the tribe of Benjamin was dominant. Gentile nations regarded all Palestine as the land of the Benjamites. And David was the greatest of all the generals of the Benjamites (I Samuel 18:7; 21:11). David\u2019s fame spread so far and wide that the Gentiles called all the generals of Israel Davidum, or \u201cDavids\u201d \u2014 men like David \u2014 just as the world\u2019s \u201cgreat\u201d Roman Caesars gave their name to the Kaisers of Germany and the Czars of Russia.<\/p>\n

How were the historians and archaeologists to interpret these astounding discoveries? Were they to date Hammurabi properly to the time of Saul and David? Not at all! Rather, they cleverly assumed that Benjamites were in Palestine long before Benjamin was born \u2014 that the name of David was famous for nearly a thousand years before David was born! They hoped thereby to keep their interpretations of the king lists and reject the Bible. Human reasoning was used to escape the AUTHORITY vested in the laws of the Bible!\u00a0 (Archaeology Proves the bible true! Plain Truth, September 1963, p.47)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is a place where the Benjamites are mentioned and their generals are called \u201cDAVIDUM\u201d or DAVIDS! King Saul was a Benjamite (1 Samuel 9:21) and had made David the charge of the leaders of his army (1 Samuel 18:5).<\/p>\n

Just as the world\u2019s \u201cgreat\u201d Roman CAESARS gave their name to the KAISERS of Germany and the CZARS of Russia, so David\u2019s fame spread so far and wide that Gentiles called the officers and generals of Israel \u201cDavids\u201d \u2013 men like David!<\/p>\n

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Notice also something from earlier this year related to proof of King David:<\/header>\n<\/article>\n
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Before the Mesha Stele was damaged in 1869, a squeeze of the inscription was made. It is from this that many scholars base their claims today. https:\/\/t.co\/so6EuRl4ff<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Biblical Archaeology Review (@BibArch) January 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n