1 Samuel and 2 Samuel were originally one book and should be read as one continuous story. 1 Samuel tells Israel 's history from the lives of three major characters: Samuel, Saul and David.

(I Samuel, 8:5). And so the prophet Samuel gives the Hebrews their first king, Saul. Saul, however, has incessant doubts about his mission. The influential prophet Samuel turns away from Saul in ...