1 Samuel Figures

The Not-so-Star of the BookOh look, it's the dude whose name is the title of this book. He must be important, right? Er… kindasorta. We'll be honest with you, Shmoopers. Whereas a lot of the begi...

Even though the title of the book suggests otherwise, this story is really about David. And there's good reason for that. He's a pretty impressive guy. Here's the bulleted rundown:Samuel anoints Da...

Poor Saul.…And we're done. Just kidding. We'll do a brief rundown, and then we'll dive into what makes him such a pathetic headcase: Samuel anoints Saul to be king.Saul defeats Nahash the Ammonit...

Eli's the one who starts it all. As a priest in the temple of Shiloh, Eli's main job is to take care of the Ark of the Covenant, but he's also prone to taking care of crying women. Okay, he really...

When we first meet Hannah, she's super down in the dumps because she has no children. Her husband Elkanah loves her, but he has another wife name Peninnah who has the power (or natural ability) to...

Jonathan is the son of Saul and best friend to David. That's a very interesting place to be, considering the tiny, insignificant little detail that Saul is trying to kill David. Despite Saul's whac...