This article argues that the opinion of anonymous women in the books of Samuel exerts a powerful influence over the reputation and political fortune of Israel’s first kings. The descriptions of the singing women who greet Saul when he returns with David from battle (1 Sam 18.6-7, 21.12, 29.5) reveal that, in this turbulent period, popular opinion forms at the lowest rungs of society and percolates from the bottom up. David demonstrates his own appreciation of this fact by actively cultivating the favor of disenfranchised women (2 Sam 6.14-22). Previous studies of community sentiment within Samuel have paid insufficient attention to women as generators of public opinion during the formation of the united monarchy.

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来自下方的声音：匿名女性的意见在以色列君主制诞生中的作用

本文认为，塞缪尔书中匿名女性的意见对以色列第一任国王的声誉和政治命运产生了强大的影响。扫罗与大卫战后归来时向扫罗打招呼的歌女描述 (1 Sam 18.6-7, 21.12, 29.5) 表明，在这个动荡的时期，流行的意见形成于社会的最底层，并自下而上渗透. 大卫通过积极培养被剥夺权利的女性的青睐来表明他对这一事实的欣赏（2 Sam 6.14-22）。先前对塞缪尔内部社区情绪的研究没有充分关注女性在联合君主制形成过程中作为公众舆论的产生者。