Mary J. Evans guides us through The Message of 1 & 2 Samuel to show how these books are a vital part of God's Word, full of teaching that is dynamically relevant for all Christian believers, in this revised edition in the Bible Speaks Today series of commentaries.

Contents
General preface ix
Author's preface xi
Chief abbreviations xii
Select bibliography xiii
Introduction 1
1. Hannah: the powerless woman (1 Samuel 1 ? 4) 11
2. Samuel: the reluctant kingmaker (1 Samuel 4 ? 8) 30
3. Saul: majesty and mania (1 Samuel 9 ? 15) 50
4. David: the young 'pretender' (1 Samuel 16 ? 24) 93
5. David: the exiled nationalist (1 Samuel 25 ? 31) 127
6. David: in control (2 Samuel 1 ? 5) 157
7. David: in covenant (2 Samuel 6 ? 10) 180
8. David: out of control? (2 Samuel 11 ? 13) 199
9. Absalom: a usurping son (2 Samuel 14 ? 20) 216
10. Filling in the gaps? (2 Samuel 21 ? 24) 254
Map: 1 and 2 Samuel: places and peoples 276