Music and the Sacral Authorisation of Davidic Kingship in II Samuel 6
In I Samuel 10 and II Samuel 6, music marks decisive moments of royal legitimation by mediating the LORD's presence in public space. Saul's encounter with prophetic music temporarily authenticates his divine selection through charismatic empowerment; David's orchestration of music before the ark enacts a more durable model of sacral kingship grounded in the localisation of divine presence. Michal's rebuke, read against Saul's final prophetic humiliation, reveals a competing Saulide vision of kingship invested in visibility, decorum, and distance.
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