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The two '''Books of Samuel''' ({{lang-he|''Sefer Shmuel'' ספר שמואל}}) are part of the [[Deuteronomistic history]], a series of books in the [[Hebrew Bible]]/[[Old Testament]], ([[Book of Joshua|Joshua]], [[Book of Judges|Judges]], Samuel and [[Books of Kings|Kings]]) that constitute a theological history of the [[Israelites]] which explains [[Torah|God's law for Israel]] under the guidance of the prophets.{{sfn|Gordon|1986|p=18}} According to Jewish tradition the book was written by Samuel, with additions by the prophets Gad and Nathan; modern scholarly thinking is that the entire history (called the [[Deuteronomistic history]]) was composed in the period c.630–540 BCE by combining a number of independent texts of various ages.{{sfn|Knight|1995|p=348}}{{sfn|Jones|2001|p=197}}

Samuel begins with the prophet [[Samuel]]'s birth and [[Yahweh|God]]'s call to him as a boy. The story of the [[Ark of the Covenant]] that follows tells of Israel's oppression by the [[Philistines]], which brings about Samuel's anointing of [[Saul]] as Israel's first king. But Saul proves unworthy and God's choice turns to [[David]], who defeats Israel's enemies and brings the Ark to Jerusalem. God then promises David and his successors an eternal dynasty.{{sfn|Spieckerman|2001|p=348}}

 

[[File:Ernst Josephson. - David och Saul.JPG|thumb|right|300px|[[Ernst Josephson]], ''David and Saul'', 1878.]]

''See [http://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=samuel&qs_version=31 Book of Samuel] at Bible Gateway''

*{{Cite book|last=Walton|first=John H|chapter=The Deuteronomistic History|url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=WC80zxPIgyQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Hill+Walton+A+Survey+of+the+Old+Testament&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zVXKUuLVFYPkkQXL2YHADA&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Hill%20Walton%20A%20Survey%20of%20the%20Old%20Testament&f=false|editor=Andrew E. Hill, John H. Walton|title=A Survey of the Old Testament|publisher=Zondervan|year=2009|isbn=9780631210719}}

 

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;[[Masoretic Text]]

* [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08a01.htm שמואל א ''Shmuel Aleph'' – Samuel A] ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] – English at Mechon-Mamre.org)

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