I think the point I was trying to make was that the Bible in its various books is not simply an attempt to write history an more than its is a book about geology. It has historical and geological references from a time when people had little genuine understanding of geology or probably the need for academic rigour in history.

In this context much care will be needed if we are to learn about music from such a book.

"As an historian, am I not entitled to infer that because the authors of "Kings" and "Chronicles" mention a king named Hezekiah, then he actually existed and ruled?"

I feel sure you will treat all references in the Bible with true academic rigour, will you not? Isn't it generally accepted that the Old Testament has passages that are not historical?