~1100–1000 BCE, the transition from judges to monarchy
Last judge of Israel and first of the prophets in the monarchy period. His mother Hannah dedicated him to the LORD before his birth; he was raised by Eli the priest at Shiloh. He anointed Saul as the first king and later anointed David in secret. He rebuked Saul for presumption and disobedience, and he grieved over Saul's failure.
On their voice
~1100 BCE. Samuel stands at a hinge of history — the end of the judges, the beginning of the monarchy. He is both reluctant to give Israel a king (he sees it as a rejection of God) and obedient in anointing one. He loved Saul and was broken by Saul's failure.
Talk to Samuel.
Ask anything. In their own voice, from their own era, grounded in their own canon.