Excerpt from A Critical and Exegetical Commentary: On the Books of Samuel The Rev. T. C. Edwards, D.D., Principal of the Theo logical College, Bala; late Principal of University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. The Rev. James H. Ropes, a.b., Instructor of New Tes tament Criticism in Harvard University. The Rev. Walter lock, D.D., Warden of Keb'le' College, and Dean Ireland, Professor of Exegesis, Oxford. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.