TY - BOOK AU - Long,V.Philips TI - 1 and 2 Samuel: an introduction and commentary T2 - Tyndale Old Testament commentaries SN - 9780830842582 AV - REF L848S PY - 2020/// CY - Downers Grove, Illinois PB - IVP Academic KW - Bible KW - Samuel KW - Commentaries N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages xix-xxxix) N2 - The stories of Samuel, Saul, and David are among the most memorable in the Old Testament. Yet the lives of these individuals are bound up in the larger story of God's purpose for his people. In this commentary, V. Philips Long explores the meaning of the biblical history of Israel's vital transition from a confederation of tribes to nationhood under a king. He shows how attending to the books of Samuel repays its readers richly in terms of literary appreciation, historical knowledge, and theological grounding ER -