1 and 2 Samuel: An Introduction and Commentary (Long) (Biblia.com)

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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. 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...

structured unit (ABCC′B′A′) are two Davidic poems (22:1–51; 23:1–7) celebrating the two fundamental reasons for David’s success: the Lord has (1) delivered him (22:2, 44 and passim) and (2) made an everlasting covenant with him (23:5). David’s success is fundamentally a result of the fact that the Lord was with him. But David’s human supporters also play a role. Framing the two central poems are two lists of David’s champions, the human agents of his success (21:15–22; 23:8–39). And framing all this

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