The address by God in 2 Sam 7:5b-17 forms a unit from a literary-historical perspective. In it the promise of the dynasty (2 Sam 7:11b-16) is the blueprint of the Solomon narrative in its significance for the Davidic dynasty and in 1 Kings 1-11 can be found a system of cross-references to the dynastic promise (2 Sam 7:11b-16), that develops this promise in a more detailed manner, as well as explains the division of the kingdom in light of the valid promise of the dynasty (2 Sam 7:11b-16).

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Dr. Till Magnus Steiner studierte Katholische Theologie in Bonn und in Jerusalem. Er ist Research Associate der Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Pretoria im Fachbereich Altes Testament und Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Benno-Jacob-Editionsprojekt in Jerusalem.