David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition

by Israel Finkelstein

These hypothesized early works are called by scholars “The History of David’s Rise” (1 Samuel 16:14–2 Samuel 5), the “Court (or Succession) History” (2 Samuel 9–20 and 1 Kings 1–2), and “The Acts of Solomon” (1 Kings 3–11).