Samuel

This demands analysis of chapter 22 for the poetry in comparison to Psalm 18. Chapter 28 is on the appeal pitch.

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Chapter	Syllables	Max Recit	c	d	e	f	g#	A	B	C
1 Samuel
1	992	19	1.92	3.43	16.83	12.10	15.12	9.78	26.51	14.31	And there was one man from the exalted lookout of Mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, child of Jeroham, child of Elihu, child of Tohu, child of Zuph, an Ephrathite.
2	1281	26	.7	2.34	16.86	14.29	15.38	9.60	26.15	14.68	And Hannah prayed and she said, My heart is elated in Yahweh. My horn is exalted in Yahweh. Open wide is my mouth over my enemies for I am glad in your salvation.
3	683	24	2.34	3.81	14.93	13.03	16.40	8.49	25.62	15.37	And the lad Samuel ministered to Yahweh in the presence of Eli, and the word of Yahweh happened rarely in those days. There was no vision breaking out. S
4	919	27	1.85	2.83	17.85	11.21	12.51	8.81	35.04	9.90	And the word of Samuel was for all Israel, and Israel went out to encounter the Philistines for battle, and they encamped by the Help Stone, and the Philistines encamped in Aphaq [Repression].
5	520	31	1.15	3.46	28.27	9.04	12.12	9.23	19.42	17.31	And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from the Help Stone to Ashdod.
6	955	30	2.3	3.87	20.52	9.95	10.68	8.06	27.96	16.65	And the ark of Yahweh was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
7	711	22	1.27	1.41	18.99	9.70	13.92	10.41	28.27	16.03	And the men of the town of Yearim came and they brought up the ark of Yahweh, and they brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hillock, and Eleazar his son they sanctified to keep the ark of Yahweh. P
8	678	16	1.92	2.65	19.62	13.27	17.99	10.91	22.57	11.06	And it happened as Samuel aged, that he set his children as judges for Israel.
9	1154	24	2.51	3.90	17.68	9.10	11.09	9.62	33.71	12.39	And there was man of Benjamin, and his name was Kish, child of Abiel, child of Anguish, child of Bekorat, child of Apyax, child of a Jaminite, valiant and forceful.
10	1069	22	1.12	3.27	18.24	8.61	12.54	10.57	31.62	14.03	And Samuel took a vial of oil to infuse onto his head and kissed him, and he said, Is it not that Yahweh has anointed you for his inheritance as herald?
11	612	21	.49	3.43	22.71	10.29	13.56	8.82	26.63	14.05	And Nachas [snake] the Ammonite came up and encamped on Jabesh [dry] Gilead, And all the men of Jabesh said to Nachas, Cut for us a covenant and we will serve you.
12	976	22	2.25	4.00	19.26	10.04	14.45	9.32	26.54	14.14	And said Samuel to all Israel, Behold I have heard with your voice of all that you have said to me, about making a king reign over you.
13	854	23	1.41	3.28	17.56	8.20	14.05	9.95	33.72	11.83	A child of one Saul was when he began to reign, and two years he reigned over Israel.
14	1971	29	2.18	3.45	16.18	11.21	14.16	10.15	28.26	14.41	And it happened the day when Yonathan child of Saul said to the lad, his cargo bearer, Come, let us cross through to the garrison of the Philistines that is beyond this. And his father he did not tell.
15	1250	22	1.52	2.64	18.00	13.52	16.08	11.84	20.56	15.84	And Samuel said to Saul, Yahweh sent me to anoint you to reign over his people, over Israel, and now hear the voice of the words of Yahweh. S
16	869	19	1.96	3.34	23.36	11.74	12.77	11.28	23.13	12.43	And Yahweh said to Samuel, How long will you be longing over Saul, for I have refused him from reigning over Israel. Fill with your horn oil and go. I will send you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have seen in his children a king for me.
17	2233	28	1.12	2.37	19.57	11.29	14.24	10.43	26.96	14.02	And the Philistines gathered their armies to war and they gathered at Sokoh, that of Judah, and they encamped between Sokoh and Azeiqah at the Bloody-end.
18	1036	18	.58	3.86	18.92	10.81	15.64	9.17	23.94	17.08	And it happened as he finished speaking to Saul, that the very self of Jonathan was fastened into the very self of David, and Jonathan loved him as his very self.
19	947	19	.63	1.69	22.39	9.61	14.57	9.08	22.60	19.43	And Saul spoke to Yonathan, his son, and to his servants to execute David, but Jonathan, child of Saul, delighted in David excessively.
20	1590	28	2.33	3.77	21.01	11.70	14.47	11.13	22.58	13.02	And David ran away from Naiot in Ramah. And he came and he said before Jonathan, What have I done? What is my iniquity? And how have I sinned in the presence of your father, for he seeks my throat?
21	627	39	1.59	4.47	17.38	10.53	12.44	9.89	27.59	16.11	And he arose and he walked away, while Jonathan went to the city.
22	928	22	1.4	3.99	15.09	10.78	13.25	8.94	32.33	14.22	So David went on from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam, And when his brothers and all the house of his father heard, they descended upon him there.
23	1057	34	1.32	2.74	16.65	10.79	13.81	9.74	30.46	14.47	And they told David, saying, Behold, Philistines are fighting in Qilah, and they are plundering threshing-floors.
24	866	18	1.73	3.00	19.40	11.55	12.36	11.43	23.90	16.63	And David went up from there, and settled in the fortresses of Ein Gedi. S
25	1761	42	1.53	3.52	18.17	10.62	12.32	10.96	27.65	15.22	And Samuel died and all Israel collected themselves and wailed for him, and they entombed him in his house in Ramah. And David arose and came down to the wilderness of Paran. P
26	1083	20	1.48	4.89	17.91	12.00	13.57	8.13	25.58	16.44	And the Ziffites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, Did not David hide himself in the hillock of Haxiliah facing the wastelands?
27	481	15	.62	2.91	15.59	16.42	12.68	7.90	28.07	15.80	And David said to his heart, now I will be snatched away one day into the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape, to make my escape to the land of the Philistines. Saul will despair over me to seek me any longer within every border of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.
28	1035	18	1.45	2.61	17.68	12.08	14.78	9.76	19.90	21.74	And it happened in those days that the Philistines collected their armies for pressed service to fight against Israel, and Akish said to David, I know you will know that with me you will go forth in the army, you and your men.
29	512	33	1.37	3.71	19.92	9.38	12.50	7.62	31.05	14.45	And the Philistines collected all their armies towards Aphaq, and Israel encamped by a spring that is in Jezreel.
30	1166	28	3.34	5.06	17.32	12.78	13.72	11.41	23.50	12.86	And it was when David and his men came to Tsiqlag on the third day, and the Amalekites were pillaging to the south and to Tsiqlag, and they had struck Tsiqlag, and cremated it in the fire.
31	499	28	2	3.01	21.24	9.02	13.23	10.02	31.46	10.02	And the Philistines were in battle against Israel, and the soldiers of Israel withdrew from the presence of Philistines and the profaned fell on mount Gilboa.
2 Samuel
1	861	20	.81	2.67	15.21	11.73	15.68	11.27	31.59	11.03	And it was after the death of Saul and David had returned from striking the Amalekites, and David settled in Tsiqlag two days.
2	1244	22	2.65	2.25	20.02	9.41	13.99	9.97	28.54	13.18	And it was after such that David asked in Yahweh, saying, Will I go up into one of the cities of Judah? And Yahweh said to him, Go up. And David said, Where should I go up? And he said, To Hebron.
3	1479	33	2.23	4.46	16.70	12.24	13.73	10.82	26.37	13.46	And there was prolonged war between the house of Saul and the house of David, and David went on and was encouraged, but the house of Saul went on and was weakened. S
4	555	14	1.26	4.86	25.77	9.73	12.07	9.91	23.06	13.33	And the child of Saul heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, and his hands were slackened, and all Israel was vexed.
5	845	16	1.66	5.33	19.17	13.37	15.03	11.12	19.88	14.44	And all the sceptres of Israel came to David toward Hebron, and they said, saying, Here we are, your bone and your flesh, we are.
6	860	19	1.28	4.07	13.95	12.91	12.91	10.58	32.33	11.98	And David gathered further all the chosen in Israel, thirty thousand.
7	1079	25	.74	2.59	22.34	9.18	16.13	9.08	25.30	14.64	And it happened that the king sat in his house, and Yahweh gave him rest on every side from all his enemies.
8	620	18	1.13	3.87	20.16	14.68	15.16	9.19	17.26	18.55	And it was after such that David struck the Philistines and subdued them, and David took the bit of the metropolis from the hand of the Philistines.
9	523	27	.57	3.82	19.12	15.11	12.81	11.66	18.74	18.16	And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may do him kindness on behalf of Jonathan?
10	759	19	1.58	2.37	18.45	7.91	13.18	11.20	30.70	14.62	And it was after such, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Xanun, his son, reigned in his stead.
11	1046	38	1.72	3.63	18.07	11.85	14.82	10.90	25.91	13.10	And it happened at the turn of the year, at the time the messengers go forth, and David reached out to Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel, and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and they laid siege against Rabbah, but David sat in Jerusalem. S
12	1215	23	1.4	4.12	16.46	11.03	12.35	12.84	26.58	15.23	And Yahweh sent Nathan to David, and he came to him and he said to him, Two persons were in one city, one rich and one in want.
13	1501	28	1.53	4.33	19.85	11.53	13.19	9.79	23.65	16.12	And it was after such a thing. And Absalom, son of David, had a beautiful sister, and her name was Tamar. And Amnon, son of David, loved her.
14	1399	33	2.79	5.36	18.01	10.22	12.94	9.15	26.59	14.94	And Joab child of Tseruyah, knew, that the heart of the king was on Absalom.
15	1423	19	2.11	4.57	18.06	12.51	14.13	10.96	23.68	13.98	And it happened afterward thus, that Absalom made for himself chariot and horses, and fifty men to race before him.
16	904	21	1.99	3.87	14.05	11.73	14.38	14.05	21.68	18.25	And David had crossed a little beyond the hilltop, and behold, Tsiba, the lad of Mephiboshet, encountered him, with a pair of asses saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred bunches of raisins, and one hundred of summer fruits, and a skin-bottle of wine.
17	1232	24	1.38	3.73	12.34	11.77	13.39	9.09	33.77	14.53	And Axitophel said to Absalom, Let me choose now twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.
18	1373	24	1.68	2.62	11.80	8.67	12.53	9.47	32.56	20.68	And David took a census of the people that were with him. And he set up over them chiefs of thousands and chiefs of hundreds.
19	1878	28	1.06	4.10	14.54	10.65	13.05	10.65	32.32	13.63	And the king shuddered and he went up, up to the upper chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, My son, Absalom, my son, my son, Absalom. Would he had given death to me instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son.
20	1043	21	2.01	3.07	16.87	12.94	13.42	9.88	28.00	13.81	And there one could encounter a worthless person, and his name was Sheva, child of Bikri, a Jaminite. And he sounded on the shophar, and he said, We have no share in David and no inheritance have we in the child of Jesse. Each to its tent, Israel.
21	972	20	2.78	3.70	13.99	11.83	13.37	10.29	30.86	13.17	And there was a famine in the days of David, three years, year after year, and David sought out the face of Yahweh. And Yahweh said, To Saul and to the house of blood, in that he had put to death the Gibeonites.
22	944	15	.95	1.80	18.75	18.54	29.87	18.11	7.73	4.24	And David spoke to Yahweh the words of this particular song, in the day delivered Yahweh him from the palm of all his enemies and from the palm of Saul. S
23	1055	14	.76	2.37	23.79	13.46	18.29	11.28	19.43	10.62	And these are the words of David, the last ones. An oracle of David the son of Jesse, and an oracle of the valiant, upheld concerning the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the pleasure of the psalmists of Israel.
24	1058	17	1.42	3.31	18.90	12.57	12.85	10.59	24.48	15.88	And again the anger of Yahweh burned in Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, Go, fathom Israel and Judah.