This paper examines two stories in 2 Samuel where a character tells David a fictional story to get him to pronounce himself about episodes of his life: the “parable” of Nathan (2 S 12,1-7) and the meeting with the woman of Tekoa (2 S 14,1-21). It highlights the function of the encrypted story at the two levels constituting any narrative: the intradiegetic plan which concerns the trick scenes and what is happening between the characters; and the extradiegetic plan which concerns the way in which the narrative directs the reader into its world through its narrative strategy and the various elements that are provided therefore.
Wénin, A. (2019). Langage crypté et ruse en 2 S 12,1-15 et 14,1-21. Une étude narrative. Estudios Biblicos, 77(2), 147-167. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/126117 (Original work published 2019)