Saul's Two Year Reign in 1 Samuel 13:1. Gilmour, R. & Young, I. Vetus Testamentum, 63(1):150--154, January, 2013.
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Developing I. Provan's observation that the kings whose reigns are under impending judgment typically reign for two years in the book of Kings, we propose that Saul's reign of two years in the MT of 1 Samuel 13:1 can be read as indicative of his failed kingship.
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  title = {Saul's {Two} {Year} {Reign} in 1 {Samuel} 13:1},
  volume = {63},
  issn = {00424935},
  shorttitle = {Saul's {Two} {Year} {Reign} in 1 {Samuel} 13},
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  doi = {10.1163/15685330-12341091},
  abstract = {Developing I. Provan's observation that the kings whose reigns are under impending judgment typically reign for two years in the book of Kings, we propose that Saul's reign of two years in the MT of 1 Samuel 13:1 can be read as indicative of his failed kingship.},
  number = {1},
  urldate = {2015-09-26TZ},
  journal = {Vetus Testamentum},
  author = {Gilmour, Rachelle and Young, Ian},
  month = {January},
  year = {2013},
  keywords = {1 Samuel, GOD -- Kingship, JERUSALEM, JUDGMENTS (Law), LAW (Theology), PROVIDENCE \& government of God, Regnal years, Saul, two years},
  pages = {150--154}
}

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