שְׁמוּאֵל
The Hebrew name for the combined books of 1-2 Samuel (1-2 Kings in the Vulgate enumeration), meaning "Heard of God" or "Name of God."
Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship
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I. THE HELMETED PROLOGUE.
— Jerome identifies Samuel as the third book of the Prophets, corresponding to the first and second of Kings
"Third follows Samuel, which we call the first and second of Kings."
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I. THE HELMETED PROLOGUE.
— Jerome lists Samuel among the five books considered to be "double"
"five books are considered by most to be double: Samuel, Melachim, Dibre hajamim, Ezra, Jeremiah with Cinoth, that is, with its Lamentations."
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I. THE HELMETED PROLOGUE.
— Jerome urges the reader to read "my Samuel and my Melachim"
"Read therefore first my Samuel and my Melachim -- mine, I say, mine."