A Times of Israel December 16, 2014 headine reads,
“Ancient rock adds evidence of King David’s existence — Stone slab with earliest reference to House of David, on display at Met, said to be ‘one of the most important Biblical artifacts ever found’”
It’s permanent home is The Israel Museum in Jerusalem. However, the Tel Dan artifact, and other archaeological treasures from the Middle East, can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum in New York until January 4, 2015.
The inscription commemorates an ancient king’s claimed military victories.
The Times of Israel added,
“What is clear is that the Aram-Damascene king Hazael brags of having killed 70 kings, including of Israel and of the “House of David””
Damascus, once the capital of the country anciently known as Aram, today serves as the capital of war torn modern Syria.
2 Kings 8 states Hazael came to power by assassinating the head of his country who not only trusted him but was gravely ill at the time.
Read the Times of Israel article here
