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=== Samuel ===
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Samuel answers the description of the "prophet like Moses" predicted in Deuteronomy 18:15–22: like Moses, he has direct contact with [[Yahweh]], acts as a judge, and is a perfect leader who never makes mistakes.{{sfn|Breytenbach|2000|pp=53–55}} Samuel's successful defense of the Israelites against their enemies demonstrates that they have no need for a king (who will, moreover, introduce inequality), yet despite this the people demand a king. But the king they are given is
=== Saul ===
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Saul is the chosen one: tall, handsome and "goodly",<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Samuel|9:2|KJV}}: King James Version</ref> a king appointed by
=== David ===
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