A Glimpse of the Prince

Written in 2006, reposted from LJ, AFF.net etc

Blanket disclaimer on all my biblefic: this is fiction inspired by stories and characters in the Old Testament, not any sort of exegesis or legitimate interpretation.

Original A/N: This fic takes place in that very nebulous time period between David becoming part of Saul's court as lyre player and defeating Goliath on the battlefield. (This is nebulous, because the Bible almost describes it as if Saul meets David for the first time TWICE and that's often used to discredit the Bible not only a work of fiction but a disorganized one at that. I have my thoughts on that gripe, but that's a topic unto itself.) In any case, though the D/J relationship only begins after David defeats Goliath, I am guessing that David would know who Jonathan was well before then, seeing as how Jonathan was the oldest prince. I also see David as an astute political mind from his earliest appearances, and think he would especially care to know who the heir to the throne was.

Extrapolating from there with nary a shred of concrete evidence.