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David and Goliath, the call of Samuel, the witch of Endor, David and Bathsheba—such biblical stories are well known. But the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, where they are recorded, are among the most difficult books in the Bible. The Hebrew text is widely considered corrupt and sometimes even unintelligible. The social and religious customs are strange and seem to diverge from the tradition of Moses....

king. “If he could appoint once (v. 1), he could do it again (v. 5).”28 The people here request a new institution instead of a new judge. While the people wanted a “king” (melek), God will give them a nāgîd (see 9:16). Tsevat sees a clear distinction between these two terms, “king” and “regent,” in 1–2 Samuel, with the possible exception of 1 Sam. 15:1–16:1. According to him, “the ruler is called ngyd when his bond or subordination to God is preeminent, mlk when the origin of his position and the
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