The two Books of Samuel contain valuable historical material concerning the religious and moral conditions of the period. Samuel is the great prophet-judge who helps to unite the scattered tribes under one king, Saul. The history of the reigns of Saul and David is also recorded.

2 Samuel 18

18:10 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.