1 SAMUEL 9:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:16. SAMUEL ANOINTS SAUL AS KING. (J),
taken from one of the oldest narratives (see Introduction, p. 273).
Note the absence of any connexion with the Deuteronomic narrative in
the previous chapter also the inconsistencies; in 1 Samuel 7:13 the
Philistines were permanently... [ Continue Reading ]
SAUL ELECTED KING BY LOT. Continues Deuteronomic narrative, sequel to
1 Samuel 8 (see above).
1 SAMUEL 10:17 A (TO OVER US). Sequel to 1 Samuel 8 f. Samuel calls
an assembly unto Yahweh to Mizpah, _i.e._ at the sanctuary there, and
reproaches them for wanting a king. [In the Deuteronomic document... [ Continue Reading ]