Tou (biblical figure)

Eight inscriptions recently discovered at different sites clearly indicate that a large kingdom named Palistin existed in northwestern Syria and southern Turkey.

This is the reference to the ancient kingdom of Palistin, recently proposed by several scholars, which encompassed the cities Hamath, Aleppo and Carchemish," Prof. Galil says.

Given our philological and historical knowledge, it's clear that Tai(ta) should be identified with Toi, mentioned in the Book of Samuel and in Chronicles.

[3] However, archaeologist Israel Finkelstein has argued that David could not have ruled over a great united kingdom from Jerusalem, and that he was more likely to have been a chieftain or minor king of the sparsely populated Judean highlands.

He contended in The Bible Unearthed (2001) that many biblical stories about David were written centuries after his lifetime by Judahite authors aiming to exaggerate ancient Judah's accomplishments, some of which may have been based on true events related to the Kingdom of Israel.