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Why Kings hates the Omrides

The southern Palace History credits David's dynasty, not Omri's, with building the first great kingdom, uniting North and South as equals.

Resentment rewrites history.

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Israel's domination of the region bred deep resentment in Judah. Judean historians needed David as the point of unity, with Jerusalem at the center.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 76–77

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