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Four of the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] feature parts of the books of Samuel: [[List of manuscripts from Qumran Cave 1|1QSam]], found in [[Qumran Caves|Qumran Cave 1]], contains parts of 2 Samuel; and 4QSam<sup>a</sup>, 4QSam<sup>b</sup> and 4QSam<sup>c</sup>, all found in [[List of manuscripts from Qumran Cave 4|Qumran Cave 4]]. Collectively they are known as [[The Samuel Scroll]] and date from the 2nd and 1st centuries BCE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewaytoyahuweh.com/blog/tag/1qsam/|title=1qsam &#124; The Way To Yahuweh}}</ref>{{sfn|Rezetko|Young|2014|p=671}}
 
The earliest complete surviving Hebrew copy of the book(s) of Samuel is in the [[Aleppo Codex]] (10th century CE).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-sep-28-adfg-aleppo28-story.html|title=Scholars search for pages of ancient Hebrew Bible|date=September 28, 2008|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>. The complete Greek text of Samuel is found in older manuscripts such as the 4th-century [[Codex Sinaiticus]].
 
== Themes ==