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  1. Old Testament and Apocrypha

1 Samuel


Samuel Anoints David, wall painting from the Dura-Europos Synagogue by Unknown artist
David is Anointed by Samuel by Raphael
The Anointing of David, from the Paris Psalter by Unknown Byzantine artist

The Anointing of David

1 Samuel 16:1–13

Saul and David by Rembrandt van Rijn
David Playing the Harp Before Saul by Lucas van Leyden
David Playing the Harp Before Saul by Mattia Preti

David Plays the Harp for Saul

1 Samuel 16:14–23

Plate with the Battle of David and Goliath by Unknown artist, Constantinople
The Story of David and Goliath by Pesellino (Francesco di Stefano)
David by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

David and Goliath

1 Samuel 17

High Priestess from the series of 22 Major Arcana, popularly known as the Waite pack by Pamela Colman Smith
Saul and the Witch of Endor by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen
Saul and the Witch of Endor, from German World Chronicle by Unknown artist

The Witch of Endor

1 Samuel 28:3–25

Old Testament Scene, possibly The Last Days of the World according to the Prophet Joel by Unknown Flemish artist
The Suicide of Saul in the Battle of Mount Gilboa against the Philistines by Pieter Bruegel I
The Death of Saul by

Decisions, Decisions

1 Samuel 31; 1 Chronicles 10


Ruth 2 Samuel

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