Nathan, Ahijah, and Iddo source complex behind the Solomon notices

This article describes an entity that is not directly attested as an extant recoverable work; it is inferred from source-citation traces and should not be read as ordinary documentation of a surviving text.

Epistemic status

Draft article. The named source authorities are attested in a primary source formula, but the source complex is not recoverable as an extant text.

Summary

2 Chronicles 9:29 attributes Solomon material to Nathan, Ahijah, and Iddo. Inferpedia treats the recoverable object as a source complex behind the Solomon notices, not as one reconstructed book.

What is being inferred

The inferred entity is a cluster of source authorities or source memories used to frame Solomon's acts. The exact form, date, and contents of those materials are unknown.

What is attested

The verse names the book of Nathan, the prophecy of Ahijah, and the visions of Iddo as source authorities.

Why infer this entity

A multi-part source formula points beyond the immediate Chronicler narrative. It warrants a draft source-layer entry while requiring conservative specificity.

Evidence ledger

• E1, 2 Chronicles 9:29: primary trace for Nathan as a source authority.
• E2, 2 Chronicles 9:29: primary trace for Ahijah as a source authority.
• E3, 2 Chronicles 9:29: primary trace for Iddo as a source authority.

Counterarguments

The formula may be an attribution strategy rather than evidence for separate written sources. It may also collapse several traditions into one editorial notice.

Confidence scores

Direct attestation: 54. Existence warrant: 74. Specificity: 50. Reconstruction dependence: 84. Counterevidence: 18.

What would change the score

A specialist account of the Chronicler's Solomon sources, manuscript variants, or evidence that these attributions are purely rhetorical would change the score.