The Crown of David: A Novel of Solomon's Rise
Paperback
Series: The Cedar Throne Trilogy, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 27 2026
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When King David lies dying, his house begins to whisper.
In the shadows of the royal chamber, ambitious men move too soon. Adonijah gathers power. Joab and Abiathar lend dangerous weight to his rising claim. In a palace where silence can become strategy and hesitation can cost a life, Bathsheba and the prophet Nathan know the truth: if David does not speak now, Solomon will not survive long enough to reign.
What follows is a deadly struggle for succession in the house of David-a clash of political instinct, old loyalties, sacred authority, and unfinished blood.
As Solomon is thrust from the edges of the court to the center of the kingdom, he must survive a rival brother, inherit a dying king's final charge, and confront the men who still stand at the gates of power. Joab. Abiathar. Shimei. Each must be answered. Each will teach him what a crown truly costs.
The Crown of David is a rich, cinematic novel of biblical intrigue, royal ambition, prophetic timing, and the hard birth of kingship.
For readers who love ancient-world drama, palace politics, and historical fiction with high stakes, spiritual gravity, and razor-edged tension.
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