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The third book of Neviim about Shmuel the last Judge of the Jewish nation, his anointing of Shaul and David the first and second Kings and concerning their leadership of Israel
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Agag's mother being bereaved
According to this answer, it's possible that Agag's mother was not an Amalekite, and so was left alive.
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Was Eli the Kohen Gadol until he died?
Apparently, a blind kohen can't serve in the Mikdash:
Bechorot 44a:
The Sages taught in a baraita: When it is stated that a blind man [iver] is disqualified from performing the Temple service (see Le …
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Plural and singular in Shmuel 2:24:14
In Shmuel 2:24:14 it says:
"David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for His compassion is great; and let me not fall into the hands of men.”"
King David c …
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Multiple Tribes of Binyamin?
In the book "Sefer Yosef Breslevi", there's an essay by Yisrael Ben-Shem in which he raises multiple questions related to various appearances of people from the Tribe of Binyamin throughout Tanach. On …
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The Amalekite youth's capital punishment
Prof. Yehudah Elitzur wrote an essay on the subject. In his view, the Amalekite wasn't the son of a convert or even a ger toshav, but an actual 100% Amalekite. What was he doing there? He was a spy. T …
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Question about Shmuel 1:11:11 and Tehillim 83:8
From what I can tell, whenever the word "Amon" - "עמון" appears in Tanach (not עמוני/ת, etc), it's always preceded by the word "bnei" - "בני", except for two instances1:
One in Shmuel 1:11:11 where it …
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How was Saul a Tzadik if he wiped out Nov?
According to the midrash in Yalkut Shimoni on Nach, 140:3, Shaul repented for this sin and was forgiven:
"אמר רבא בר חנינא סבא משמיה דרב כל העושה דבר עבירה ומתבייש בו מוחלין לו על כל עונותיו שנאמר וי …
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Did אָכִיש actually use Hashem?
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According to Radak on the verse, Achish wanted to convince David that he was only letting him go because of peer pressure from the other seranim (leaders of the Phillistines), and not b …
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When was book of Shmuel written?
Abarbanel discusses this issue in his introduction to Sefer Yehoshua and concludes (my translation):
"And it seems that when Yirmiyahu wished to write Sefer Melachim, he clarified Sefer Shmuel that c …
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Malbim on the irrationality/illegitimacy of Amalek
Malbim on Shmuel 1:15:2 writes about the irrationality, or perhaps the illegitimacy of Amalek's war with Bnei Yisrael:
"כה אמר ה' צבאות, הנה התורה בארה בטעם מצות מיחוי זכר עמלק כמה טעמים כמ"ש זכור א …
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What’s the deal with צרויה?
In the commentary by the anonymous student of Rasag to Divrei Hayamim 1:2:16 he writes:
""and their sisters Tzruyah and Avigail" - And Tzruyah's husband was S'rayah, and not S'rayah who fathered Yoav …
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Song of the 5 Kings?
I'd like to note that Rabbi Mordechai Breur in his book "כתר ארם צובה והנוסח המקובל של המקרא" points out that though the song of the five seranim is written in song form (hence it being called a "song …
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Torah Genealogy not mentioning childless people
R' Avraham Taub in his commentary on Divrei Hayamim writes:
"אוצם השישי דויד השביעי, ברש"י כאן הקשה מדוע לא מנה את אליהו השמיני, וברש"י בנביא שמואל א' פרק י"ז פסוק י"ב כתב יש לומר שאחד מת בלא בנים ול …
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Source for how Agag had a child after being captured
Amalekites and magic:
The Amalekites' ability to change into animals is brought by Rashi on Shmuel 1:15:3 and the Rid on the same verse, and mentioned as a midrash in the Kitzur Ba'al Haturim's commen …
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Was it David's custom to go into battle without an armour?
I wrote an essay a couple of years ago that dealt, in part, with these questions.
The answer to your first question is: Yes and no. David's military uniform depended on which weapon he was using in ba …
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