1 and 2 Samuel form part of a great work of history which along with the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 Kings and 2 Kings, deal with the history of Israel and Judah until around 560 BC. In its present form the book probably dates to the period 550 to 500 BC.
Traditional Dating
Bala ho feta?
“Ka akhaonto ya mahala, o ka:
bala diphetolelo tse ding ka dipuo tsohle tse molaong;
Mamela Bibele (diphetolelo tse 11 di se di fumaneha).
Bapisa diphetolelo tse fapaneng;
etsa hore boitsebelo ba hao ebe ba hao ka ho kenyeletsa dinoutso tsa hao le tseo o di hlakisitseng. Hape o tla kgona ho sheba dinoutso le dihlakiso tsa hao di arohane.
Fumana dihlooho le diatikele tsa nalane tse fetang 1100+ ka English le Afrikaans le dimmapa tse 52 tse mebalabala. .