of Samuel (Hebrew: ספר שמואל, Sefer Shmuel) is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Samuel) in the Old Testament. The book is part of the...

Book of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible. In the biblical narrative, he is the eldest son of King Saul of the Kingdom of Israel, and a close friend of David...

the four books of Kings [the two Books of Samuel and the two books of Kings] together with Ruth, sixteen books of the Prophets, five books of Solomon [Proverbs...

books of Antiquities of the Jews, written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Samuel is...

the Books of Samuel and Books of Chronicles, David is described as wearing an ephod when dancing in the presence of the Ark of the Covenant (2 Samuel 6:14...

parallels; and whether elements of the text date as late as the Hasmonean period. In the biblical narrative of the Books of Samuel, David is described as a young...

historicity of the events in the Books of Samuel. Most scholars believe that the Books of Samuel contain a large amount of historical information, while...

answers: "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite." — 1 Samuel 17:58 The Books of Samuel, together with the books of Joshua, Judges and Kings...

equivalent to 1 and 2 Samuel, and 3 and 4 Kingdoms are equivalent to 1 and 2 Kings in most modern English versions. These books are known in the Vulgate...

described in the Books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles (especially 2 Samuel 7:2–17, 12:1–25). Nathan was a court prophet in the time of King David. He...

Mərīḇ-Baʻal), or Miphibosheth, was the son of Jonathan—and, thus, a grandson of Saul—mentioned in the Biblical Books of Samuel and Chronicles. Mephibosheth was...

list, particularly since the Masoretic text of Chronicles matches the Septuagint version of the Books of Samuel more closely than the Masoretic version....

and Judges, and the collected Books of Samuel and Books of Kings are each counted as one book. Among the four books of the Latter Prophets,Isaiah, Jeremiah...

history, a history of ancient Israel also including the books of Joshua, Judges, and Samuel. Biblical commentators believe the Books of Kings mixes legends...

teach the sons of Judah [the use of] the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher. — 2 Samuel 1:18 The King James Version of the English Bible...

Samuel (Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל Šəmūʾēl, Tiberian: Šămūʾēl) is a male name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "name of God", deriving from the Hebrew Shem...

(1912) Further Extracts from the Note-Books of Samuel Butler chosen and edited by A.T. Bartholomew (1934) Samuel Butler's Notebooks Selections edited by...

refer to: Samuel (Bible), the Hebrew Bible prophet Books of Samuel, the book of the Tanach Shmuel Hakatan, the Tanna (Mishnaic sage) Samuel of Nehardea...

Books of Samuel exhibit too many anachronisms to have been compiled in the 11th century BCE. For example, there is mention of later armor (1 Samuel 17:4–7...

differences of order, and there are some differences in text. The greater count of books reflects the splitting of several texts (Samuel, Kings, Chronicles...

and axes (as if they were prevalent) (2 Samuel 12:31). Most scholars believe that the text of the Books of Samuel was compiled in the 8th century BCE -...

birth-narrative of Samuel, which some scholars believe originally described Saul's birth. The biblical accounts of Saul's life are found in the Books of Samuel: According...

mentioned in the Books of Samuel, an elite soldier in the army of David, king of Israel and Judah, and the husband of Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam. While...

the mother of one of David's sons, who is listed in the Book of Chronicles under the name Daniel, in the Masoretic Text of the Books of Samuel as Chileab...

it. The account of the friendship between David and Jonathan was recorded favourably in the Books of Samuel (1 Samuel 18; 20; 2 Samuel 1) and although...

to the Hebrew Bible, was consulted by Saul to summon the spirit of the prophet Samuel. Saul wished to receive advice on defeating the Philistines in battle...

According to the 1st Book of Samuel Chapter 25, Nabal (Hebrew: נָבָל Nāḇāl, "fool") was a rich Calebite, described as harsh and surly. He is featured...

the Book of Judges, in the first and second Books of Samuel, and in the Book of Chronicles. Jabesh is mentioned in the biblical episode of the Levite's...

even though they might be read as scripture. In the prologue to the books of Samuel and Kings, which is often called the Prologus Galeatus, he says: This...

1 Samuel 3 is the third chapter of the First Book of Samuel in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or the first part of the Books of Samuel in the...