It seems like it would be safe to assume that
Samuel, the prophet who anointed both Saul and David to be the first two kings
of Israel, would be the writer of these two books. However, upon closer
examination of the text, you will find that Samuel actually died at the
beginning of 1 Samuel 25. This means that he died thirty-one
chapters too soon to be the penman of both books.
The two books of Samuel are the clearest, fullest
and most informative documents of the life of David we have in existence today.
So who was this historic scribe? Well, the truth of the matter was that this was
actually a joint effort between the following three individuals:
1. Samuel
2. Nathan
3. Gad
How
do we know this? 1 Chronicles 29:29-30 says:
29Now
the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the Chronicles of Samuel the seer, and in the Chronicles
of Nathan the prophet, and in the
Chronicles of Gad the seer, 30with
accounts of all his rule and his
might and of the circumstances that came upon him and upon Israel and upon all
the kingdoms of the countries.
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