# Samuel — Two Treatises of Government character guide

> Samuel in Two Treatises of Government by John Locke.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0013-xi-who-heir

## Who they are

Prophet and judge, cited in debates about monarchy and divine will.

## In the story

### [Of the Beginning of Political Societies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/two_treatises_of_government_se/chapters/viii-of-the-beginning-of-political-societies)

Referenced in the context of Israel's early judges and kings, whose authority was not absolute but limited.

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