1 Samuel
The Books of Samuel (Hebrew: Sefer Sh'muel ספר שמואל) are part
of the Hebrew Bible. The work was originally written in
Hebrew, and the Book(s) of Samuel originally formed a single
text, as they are often considered today in Jewish bibles.
Together with what is now referred to as the Book(s) of Kings,
the translators who created the Greek Septu...
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LITERATURE
I. Place of the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Canon.
In the Hebrew Canon and enumeration of the sacred books of
the Old Testament, the two Books of Samuel were reckoned as
one, and formed the third division of the Earlier Prophets
(nebhi'im ri'shonim). The one book bore the title "Samuel"
(shemu'el), not because Samuel was believed t...
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are not separated from each other in the Hebrew MSS., and,
from a critical point of view, must be regarded as one book.
The present, division was first made in the Septuagint
translation, and was adopted in the Vulgate from the
Septuagint. The book was called by the Hebrews: "Samuel,"
probably because the birth and life of Samuel were the
sub...
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The LXX. translators regarded the books of Samuel and of
Kings
as forming one continuous history, which they
divided into four
books, which they called "Books of the Kingdom." The
Vulgate
version followed this division, but styled them
"Books of the
Kings." These books of Samuel they accordingly
called the
"First" and "Second" Books of Ki...
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One book in Hebrew; the Septuagint divided it into two. The
Talmud (A.D. 500) is the earliest authority that ascribes
the book to Samuel (Baba Bathra 14:2). The Hebrew give it
his name because its first part treats of his birth, life,
and work. His death recorded in 1 Samuel 25 proves he did
not write it all. The Talmud's view, adopted by lear...
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