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1 Samuel: chapter summaries

Samuel, Saul’s kingship, and David’s rise.

31 chapters · Old Testament

  1. 1 Hannah prays for a son
  2. 2 Hannah’s song; Eli’s sons
  3. 3 God calls Samuel
  4. 4 The ark is captured
  5. 5 The ark among the Philistines
  6. 6 The ark returns
  7. 7 Samuel at Mizpah and Ebenezer
  8. 8 Israel asks for a king
  9. 9 Saul meets Samuel
  10. 10 Saul anointed king
  11. 11 Saul rescues Jabesh-gilead
  12. 12 Samuel’s farewell
  13. 13 Saul’s unlawful offering
  14. 14 Jonathan’s raid
  15. 15 Saul rejected
  16. 16 David anointed
  17. 17 David and Goliath
  18. 18 Jonathan’s friendship; Saul’s jealousy
  19. 19 Saul tries to kill David
  20. 20 Jonathan warns David
  21. 21 David at Nob and Gath
  22. 22 Adullam; Saul kills the priests
  23. 23 David saves Keilah
  24. 24 David spares Saul in the cave
  25. 25 Nabal and Abigail
  26. 26 David spares Saul again
  27. 27 David among the Philistines
  28. 28 Saul and the medium at Endor
  29. 29 The Philistines send David back
  30. 30 David defeats the Amalekites
  31. 31 Saul dies on Mount Gilboa