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Score	Author	Title	Series	Year
83.110012	Bergen, Robert D.	1, 2 Samuel	NAC	1996
78.81008	Baldwin, Joyce	1 and 2 Samuel: An Introduction and Commentary	TOTC	2008
77.51007	Tsumura, David Toshio	The First Book of Samuel	NICOT	2007
77.21006	McCarter Jr., P. Kyle	II Samuel	AYB	1984
77.21006	Davis, Dale Ralph	1 Samuel: Looking on the Heart	FB	2000
76.81008	Brueggemann, Walter	First and Second Samuel	INT	1990
76.61006	Klein, Ralph W.	1 Samuel	WBC	1983
76.51005	Arnold, Bill T.	1 & 2 Samuel	NIVAC	2003
76.51003	McCarter Jr., P. Kyle	I Samuel	AYB	1995
76.21003	Davis, Dale Ralph	2 Samuel: Out of Every Adversity	FB	1999
75.41004	Anderson, A. A.	2 Samuel	WBC	1989
74.41006	Campbell, Antony F.	1 Samuel	FOTL	2003
74.41006	Campbell, Antony F.	2 Samuel	FOTL	2005
73.81001	Peterson, Eugene H.	First and Second Samuel	WeBC	1999
73.81001	Alter, Robert	The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel		2000
73.61001	Nelson, Richard D.	The Historical Books	IBT	1998
73.61001	Youngblood, Ronald F.	1/2 Samuel	REBC	2010
73.61001	Morrison, Craig E.	2 Samuel: Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry	BO	2013
73.61001	Barron, Robert	2 Samuel	BTC	2015
73.51003	Evans, Mary J.	The Message of Samuel	BST	2004
73.31003	Youngblood, Ronald F.	1, 2 Samuel	EBC	1992
73.31001	Phillips, Richard D.	1 Samuel	REC	2012
73.11003	Gordon, Robert P.	1 & 2 Samuel	OTG	1984
73.11003	Evans, Mary J.	1 & 2 Samuel	UBOT	2000
72.01002	Leithart, Peter J.	A Son to Me: An Exposition of 1 & 2 Samuel		2003
72.01001	Hertzberg, Hans Wilhelm	I & II Samuel	OTL	1965
71.51000	Tsumura, David Toshio	The Second Book of Samuel	NICOT	2019
71.51001	Woodhouse, John	1 Samuel: Looking for a Leader	PtW	2014
71.51002	Smith, Henry P.	Samuel I and II	ICC	1898
71.01000	Laney, J. Carl	First and Second Samuel	EvBC	1982
71.01001	Fokkelman, J. P.	Narrative Art and Poetry in the Books of Samuel		1993
71.01001	Cooper, Derek	1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles	RCS	2016
70.81002	Firth, David G.	1 & 2 Samuel	AOT	2009
70.71005	Jobling, David	1 Samuel: Studies in Hebrew Narrative & Poetry	BO	1998
69.11001	Gordon, Robert P.	I & II Samuel		1986
68.61002	Cartledge, Tony W.	1 & 2 Samuel	SHBC	2001
68.11001	Chisholm Jr., Robert B.	1 & 2 Samuel	TTCS	2013
65.51001	Murphy, Francesca Aran	1 Samuel	BTC	2010
1000	Long, V. Philips	1 and 2 Samuel: An Introduction and Commentary	TOTC	2020
1000	Gustafson, David M.	Gospel Witness: Evangelism in Word and Deed		2019
1000		1/2 Samuel	ZIBBC	2009
1000	Fox, Everett	The Early Prophets (The Schocken Bible: Volume 2)	SB	2014
1000	Hamilton, Victor P.	Handbook on the Historical Books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah, Esther		2008
1000	van Wijk-Bos, Johanna W. H.	Reading Samuel: A Literary and Theological Commentary	RtOT	2012
1000	Steinmann, Andrew E.	1 Samuel	CC	2016
1000	Steinmann, Andrew E.	2 Samuel	CC	2017
1000	Phillips, Richard D.	2 Samuel	REC	2018
1000	Mackay, John L.; Millar, J. Gary; Olley, John W.	1 Samuel–2 Chronicles: Volume 3	ESVEC	2019
1000	Kim, Koowon	1 Samuel	ABC	2018
1000	Chester, Tim	1 Samuel For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading	GWFY	2014
1000	Chester, Tim	2 Samuel For You: The Triumphs and Tragedies of God's King	GWFY	2017
1000		Theology of Work Bible Commentary: Volume 2: Joshua through Song of Songs	ToWBC	2015
1000	Purkiser, W. T.	1/2 Samuel	BBC	1965
1000	Magennis, Feidhlimidh T.	First and Second Samuel	NCBS	2011
1000	Utley, Bob	1/2 Samuel	FBC
1000	Greear, J. D.; Thomas, Heath	Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Samuel	CCE	2016
1000	Vos, Howard F.	1, 2 Samuel	BSC	1983
1000	Newheiser, Jim	Opening up 1 Samuel	OUB	2012
1000	Longman III, Tremper; Deffinbaugh, Robert; Guzik, David	1/2 Samuel	LBC	2013
1000	Weinberger, Yosef	Shmuel I: I Samuel	ART	2011
1000	Moore, Phil	Straight to the Heart of 1&2 Samuel: 60 bite-sized insights	SttHS	2012
1000	Gabrysch, Kay	1 & 2 Samuel: Rise of the Lord's Anointed		2013
1000	MacArthur, John	Prophets, Priests, and Kings: The Lives of Samuel and Saul	MacSG	2010
1000	MacArthur, John	The Restoration of a Sinner: David's Heart Revealed	MacSG	2009
1000	Rosenberg, A. J.	The Book of Samuel 1	JP	1976
1000	Rosenberg, A. J.	The Book of Samuel 2	JP	1986
1000	Woodhouse, John	2 Samuel: Your Kingdom Come	PtW	2015
1000	Mitch, Curtis; Hahn, Scott; Barber, Michael P.	1 & 2 Samuel: Commentary, Notes and Study Questions	ICSB	2016
1000	Boda, Mark J.	After God's Own Heart: The Gospel According to David	GOT	2007
1000	Macleod, F. Wayne	1 & 2 Samuel	LMP	2012
1000	Mittelstaedt, John	1 & 2 Samuel	PBC	2006
1000	Goldingay, John	1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone	OTE	2011
1000	Chapman, Stephen B.	1 Samuel as Christian Scripture		2016
1000	Gordon, Robert P.	1 and 2 Samuel: A Commentary	LBI	1999
1000	Evans, Paul S.	1-2 Samuel	SoGBC	2018
1000	Auld, A. Graeme	I & II Samuel	OTL	2011
1000	Franke, John R.	Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel	ACCS	2005
1000	Chafin, Kenneth	1 & 2 Samuel	TPC	2002
1000	Jensen, David	1/2 Samuel	Belief	2015
1000	Robinson, Gnana	1 & 2 Samuel: Let Us be Like the Nations	ITC	1993
1000	Smith, James E.	1 & 2 Samuel	CPNIV	2000
1000	Keil, C. F.; Delitzsch, Franz	Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel	COT	2006
1000	Mills, Watson E.; Wilson, Richard F.	History of Israel: Volume 2	MCB	1998
1000	Omanson, Roger L.; Ellington, John	A Handbook on the First and Second Books of Samuel	UBS	2003
1000	Vannoy, J. Robert	1 & 2 Samuel	CBC	2009
1000	Wiersbe, Warren W.	Be Restored (2 Samuel): Trusting God to See Us Through (The BE Series Commentary)	BE	2010
1000	Wiersbe, Warren W.	Be Successful (1 Samuel): Attaining Wealth That Money Can't Buy (The BE Series Commentary)	BE	2010
1000	Hoffner Jr., Harry A.	1 & 2 Samuel	EEC	2015
1000	Mellish, Kevin J.	1 & 2 Samuel: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition	NBBC	2012
1000	Andrews, Stephen J.; Bergen, Robert D.	1, 2 Samuel	HOTC	2009
1000	Birch, Bruce C.	1/2 Samuel	NIB	1998
1000	Keddie, J.; Keddie, Gordon J.	Dawn of a Kingdom, The message of 1 Samuel	WCS	1993
1000	Keddie, Gordon J.	Triumph of the King, The message of 2 Samuel	WCS	1993
1000	Payne, David F.	I and II Samuel	DSB	2006
1000	Wilson, Charles R.	Joshua–Esther (Vol. 1, Part 2)	WesBC	1967
1000	Goldman, Shalom; Rosenberg, A. J.; Oratz, E.	1 & 2 Samuel	SBB	1949
1000	Ackroyd, Peter R.	The Second Book of Samuel	CBCOT	1977
1000	Ackroyd, Peter R.	The First Book of Samuel	CBCOT	1971
1000	Merrill, Eugene H.	1 Samuel		1985
1000	Merrill, Eugene H.	2 Samuel		1985

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?	Viberg, Åke	1 Samuel
?	Hunziker-Rodewald, Regine	1. Sam 1–15
?	Klein, Johannes	1. Sam 16 – 2. Sam 5
?	Naumann, Thomas	2. Sam 6–24
?	Fyall, Robert	1-2 Samuel
?	Bergen, Robert D.	1-2 Kings
?	Chisholm Jr., Robert B.	1-2 Samuel
?	Block, Daniel I.	Samuel
?	Gunn, David M.	1/2 Samuel

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