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== Summary ==
[[File:Ernst Josephson. - David och Saul.JPG|thumb|[[Ernst Josephson]], ''David and Saul'', 1878]]
===Book of Samuel 1===
The childless [[Hannah (biblical figure)|Hannah]] vows to [[Yahweh|Yahweh of hosts]] that if she has a son, he will be dedicated to him. [[Eli (Bible)|Eli]], the priest of [[Shiloh (biblical city)|Shiloh]] (where the [[Ark of the Covenant]] is located), blesses her, and a child named [[Samuel (Bible)|Samuel]] is born. Samuel is dedicated to the Lord as a [[Nazirite]] – the only one besides [[Samson]] to be identified in the Bible. Eli's sons, [[Hophni and Phinehas]], sin against God's laws and the people, which cause them to die in the [[battle of Aphek]], but the child Samuel grows up "in the presence of the Lord."
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In Samuel's old age, he appoints his sons [[Joel (son of Samuel)|Joel]] and [[Abijah]] as judges, but because of their corruption the people ask for a king to rule over them. God directs Samuel to grant them their wish despite his concerns, and gives them [[Saul]] from the tribe of Benjamin. Shortly after Saul leads Israel to victory over [[Nahash of Ammon]]. Despite his numerous military victories, Saul disobeys Yahweh's instruction of destroying [[Amalek]] by sparing the Amalekite ruler and the best portion of their flocks to present them as sacrifices. Samuel rebukes Saul and tells him that God has chosen another man to be king of Israel.
God tells Samuel to anoint [[David]] of [[Bethlehem]] as king, and David enters Saul's court as his [[Squire|armor-bearer]] and [[harp]]ist. Saul's son and heir [[Jonathan (1 Samuel)|Jonathan]] befriends David and recognizes him as the rightful king. Saul plots David's death, but David flees into the wilderness
===Book of Samuel 2=== At this point, David offers a majestic eulogy, where he praises the bravery and magnificence of both his friend Jonathan and King Saul.<ref>{{bibleverse|2 Samuel|1:17–27|KJV}}</ref> The elders of Judah anoint David as king, but in the north Saul's son [[Ish-bosheth]], or Ishbaal, rules over the northern tribes. After a long war, Ishbaal is murdered by [[Rechab]] and [[Baanah]], two of his captains who hope for a reward from David
David captures Jerusalem and brings the Ark there. David wishes to build a temple, but [[Nathan (Prophet)|Nathan]] tells him that one of his sons will be the one to build the temple. David defeats the enemies of Israel, slaughtering Philistines, [[Moab]]ites, [[Edom]]ites, Syrians, and [[Arameans]].
David commits adultery with [[Bathsheba]], who becomes pregnant. When her husband [[Uriah the Hittite]] returns from battle, David encourages him to go home and see his wife, but Uriah declines in case David might need him. David then deliberately sends Uriah on a suicide mission, and for this, [[Yahweh]] sends disasters against David's house. Nathan tells David that the sword shall never depart from his house.
▲The elders of Judah anoint David as king, but in the north Saul's son [[Ish-bosheth]], or Ishbaal, rules over the northern tribes. After a long war, Ishbaal is murdered by [[Rechab]] and [[Baanah]], two of his captains who hope for a reward from David; but David has them killed for killing God's anointed. David is then anointed King of all Israel. David captures Jerusalem and brings the Ark there. David wishes to build a temple, but [[Nathan (Prophet)|Nathan]] tells him that one of his sons will be the one to build the temple. David defeats the enemies of Israel, slaughtering Philistines, [[Moab]]ites, [[Edom]]ites, Syrians and [[Arameans]].
The Book of Samuel 2 concludes with four chapters (chapters 21 to 24) that lie outside the chronological narrative of Saul and David, a narrative that will continue in The Book of Kings. These four supplementary<ref>Sub-heading in [[Jerusalem Bible]]</ref> chapters cover a great famine during David's reign
The Second Book of Samuel concludes with four chapters (chapters 21 to 24) which lie outside the chronological narrative of Saul and David. The narrative is resumed with the [[first Book of Kings]], which relates how, as David lies dying, Bathsheba and Nathan ensure Solomon's elevation to the throne.▼
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▲The four supplementary<ref>Sub-heading in [[Jerusalem Bible]]</ref> chapters cover a great famine during David's reign,<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|21:1|NKJV}}</ref> the execution of seven of Saul's remaining descendants, only [[Mephibosheth]] being saved,<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|21:2–9|NKJV}}</ref> David's [[2 Samuel 22|song of thanksgiving]],<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|22:1–51|NKJV}}</ref> which is almost identical to [[Psalm 18]], his last words,<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|23:1-7|NKJV}}</ref> a list of David's "[[David's Mighty Warriors|mighty warriors]]",<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|23:8–39|NKJV}}</ref> an offering made by David using water from the well of Bethlehem,<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|23:13–17|NKJV}}</ref> David's sinful [[Census#Ancient Israel|census]],<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|24:1–9|NKJV}}</ref> a plague over Israel which David opted for as preferable to either famine or oppression,<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|24:10–17|NKJV}}</ref> and the construction of an altar on land he purchased from [[Araunah the Jebusite]].<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Samuel|24:18–25|NKJV}}</ref>
== Composition ==
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