Publisher's Synopsis
Le deuxieme livre de Samuel (II Regnes dans la Septante) est consacre a l'arrivee au pouvoir et au regne du roi David, evenement central dans l'histoire de la royaute en Israel. Le texte, transmis en differents etats (texte massoretique, fragments qumraniens, plusieurs traductions grecques, latines et orientales), fait partie des livres historiques de la Bible et presente a cet egard une valeur documentaire considerable et en meme temps problematique. Cet ouvrage croise les approches des philologues, des historiens, des specialistes de l'exegese, sur l'histoire du texte et sur ses receptions jusqu'a l'epoque contemporaine. The second book of Samuel ("II Kingdoms" in the Septuagint) is devoted to the coming to power and reign of King David, a central event in the history of kingship in Israel. The text, which has been handed down in various states (Massoretic text, Qumran fragments, several Greek, Latin and Oriental translations), is one of the "historical books" of the Bible and, in this respect, is of considerable documentary value, as well as being problematic. This book brings together the approaches of philologists, historians and specialists in exegesis, on the history of the text and its reception up to the present day.
