Diana Vikander Edelman 
King Saul in the Historiography of Judah [PDF ebook] 

A sustained close reading of 1 Samuel 8 to 2 Samuel 1 from the perspective of the intended ancient audience. A conscious effort is made here to read and understand the text “through the eyes of an ancient Israelite“, to the extent that the world-view and idioms of late seventh-century Judah can be reconstructed. The study reveals a coherent, carefully developed narrative of Saul“s career as the first king of Israel.