Table of Contents

General Editor's Preface     ix
Author's Preface     xi
Abbreviations     xiii
Introduction     1
Title     1
Text     2
Date and Authorship     11
Historical and Religious Background     33
Grammar and Syntax     46
Discourse Analysis     49
Prose and Poetry     55
Literary Structure and Themes     65
Theology of 1 Samuel     69
Purpose of 1 Samuel     73
Outline of 1 Samuel     73
Select Bibliography     81
Text and Commentary
"Story of Samuel" - With the Embedded "Story of the Ark of God" (1:1-7:17)     103
Rise of Samuel as Prophet (1:1-3:21)     103
Story of the Ark of God (4:1-7:1)     184
Judgeship of Samuel (7:2-17)     229
Transition to the Monarchy - (8:1-22)     242
"Appoint Us a King" (8:1-22)     242
"Story of Saul" (9:1-15:35)     262
Saul Made King (9:1-11:15)     262
Samuel's Address to Israel (12:1-25)     314
Reign of Saul (13:1-15:35)     330
"Story of Saul and David" (16:1-31:13)     412
Introduction of David (16:1-23)     413
David and Goliath: Battle at the Valley of Elah (17:1-54)     434
Saul, Jonathan, and David (17:55-18:5)     469
Saul Becomes David's Enemy (18:6-30)     474
Saul's Attempts to Kill David (19:1-20:42)     489
David's Escape from Saul (21:1-26:25)     527
David in Philistia (27:1-30:31)     607
Death of Saul and Jonathan (31:1-13)     648
Indexes
Subjects     657
Modern Authors     668
Scripture References     676
Foreign Words     686