Handbook for Bible Students

1 and 2 Samuel

Key-word, “Kingdom;” Key-verse, 1 Samuel 10:25.-These two books form one in the Hebrew, and in old English versions made, with the two following, four books of Kings. The history covers about 120 years and moves mainly about Samuel, Saul, and David. The prominent, dominant idea is the kingdom: its matter, manner, renewal, and rending; its translation from Saul the Apostate, its deliverance from Absalom the Usurper, and its establishment in the hands of David. The name “Messiah” is first found here (1 Samuel 2:10, Hebrew). [p. 21] HBS 37.4