John Goldingay is an Anglican priest and former Principal of St. John's Theological College, Nottingham, and Emeritus David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He is the author of Old Testament Theology and commentaries on a number of biblical books.

'Some books can only be written out of long familiarity both with the biblical text and with its literature of commentary. This is one of them. John Goldingay works through Samuel in predominantly literary and theological mode, alert to the breadth of interpretive options, offering many a fresh insight. He resists suggestions that the moral and theological vision of the Old Testament book should be contrasted unfavourably with that of the New Testament.' Walter Moberly, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

• List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Yahweh who Prepares the way for a king (1 Samuel 1:1–4:1a); 3. Yahweh who designates a king (1 Samuel 4:1b–12:25); 4. Yahweh who rebuffs a king (1 Samuel 13:1–20:42[21:1]); 5. Yahweh who protects a king (1 Samuel 21:1[2]–2 Samuel 1:27); 6. Yahweh who establishes a king (2 Samuel 2–10); 7. Yahweh who watches a king (2 Samuel 11:1–24:25); 8. Samuel in its theological context in the scriptures; Further reading; Subject index; Scripture references index.

John Goldingay is an Anglican priest and former Principal of St. John's Theological College, Nottingham, and Emeritus David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He is the author of Old Testament Theology and commentaries on a number of biblical books.

'Some books can only be written out of long familiarity both with the biblical text and with its literature of commentary. This is one of them. John Goldingay works through Samuel in predominantly literary and theological mode, alert to the breadth of interpretive options, offering many a fresh insight. He resists suggestions that the moral and theological vision of the Old Testament book should be contrasted unfavourably with that of the New Testament.' Walter Moberly, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

• List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Yahweh who Prepares the way for a king (1 Samuel 1:1–4:1a); 3. Yahweh who designates a king (1 Samuel 4:1b–12:25); 4. Yahweh who rebuffs a king (1 Samuel 13:1–20:42[21:1]); 5. Yahweh who protects a king (1 Samuel 21:1[2]–2 Samuel 1:27); 6. Yahweh who establishes a king (2 Samuel 2–10); 7. Yahweh who watches a king (2 Samuel 11:1–24:25); 8. Samuel in its theological context in the scriptures; Further reading; Subject index; Scripture references index.