Abstract

ABSTRACT The names of several of David’s successors are related in both meaning and narrative situation: Ahaziah and Ahaz, Rehoboam and Jeroboam, Joash and Josiah, Amaziah and Hezekiah. Components of other names (Azariah, Uzziah, and Jotham) are also uniquely anticipated in the synoptic record. When the names of prophets and northern kings are also reviewed, the total impression is of artistic narrative more than historical record.

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