Old TestamentHistory
1 Samuel
31Chapters
810Verses
31Notes
92Reflections
BOOK INTRODUCTION
Content for this section will be added before launch — a brief introduction to 1 Samuel, its themes, authorship, and place in the biblical canon.
ALL CHAPTERS31 chapters
1
13
Hannah, the barren wife of Elkanah, pours out her anguish...
2
11
Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas, abuse their priestly off...
3
3
The LORD calls Samuel by name in the night, but Samuel, n...
4
13
Israel fights the Philistines at Ebenezer, and after an i...
5
3
The captured ark is brought to the temple of Dagon, the P...
6
2
The Philistines return the ark on a cart pulled by two mi...
7
16
Samuel calls Israel to assembly at Mizpah and leads a nat...
8
7
In Samuel's old age, the people demand a king ('to judge ...
9
33
Saul, a Benjamite of striking appearance and tall stature...
10
14
Samuel anoints Saul publicly at a gathering at Mizpah, ca...
11
11
Nahash the Ammonite lays siege to Jabesh-gilead and deman...
12
23
Samuel's farewell address (parallel to Joshua's and Gideo...
13
4
Saul assembles an army to fight the Philistines (an ongoi...
14
21
Jonathan, Saul's son, and his armor-bearer launch a surpr...
15
5
Samuel commands Saul to go to war against Amalek and 'com...
16
12
The LORD instructs Samuel to anoint David, the youngest s...
17
15
The Philistines again press Israel, and Goliath, a giant ...
18
16
Saul's jealousy of David intensifies as David's fame grow...
19
11
Saul's attempts to kill David become increasingly urgent,...
20
1
David and Jonathan renew their covenant of friendship (20...
21
31
David flees to Nob, where the priest Ahimelech provides h...
22
22
David gathers followers in the cave of Adullam—'four hund...
23
6
David delivers the city of Keilah from Philistine raiders...
24
3
While pursuing David in the wilderness, Saul enters a cav...
25
7
David's men provide protection to Nabal's shepherds and h...
26
12
David again encounters Saul in the wilderness, and his me...
27
4
Despairing of ever being safe from Saul in Israel, David ...
28
13
Saul, bereft of the LORD's guidance (the prophets no long...
29
2
The Philistine commanders assemble for war against Israel...
30
12
David returns to Ziklag to discover that the Amalekites h...
31
2
Saul and his sons, including Jonathan, die in battle agai...