This article shows how the early chapters of the Gospel of Luke present the Lord Jesus as a second Samuel. The author illustrates this from especially the annunciation narrative and the prophetess Anna.

How should we look at the use of large numbers in the Old Testament? Fouts gives examples of difficulties with large numbers in Scripture and gives a short overview of the history of interpretation of these texts. Most of these large numbers occur in the books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles. He argues that many of these large numbers are often simply figures of speech used to magnify Yahweh or David as king.

This map indicates major places identified in the biblical account of Samuel's ministry to Israel as judge.