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1 Samuel 1Hannah's vow; The birth of Samuel
1 Samuel 2Hannah's prophetic prayer; Eli and his wicked sons
1 Samuel 3The Lord calls Samuel
1 Samuel 4The Philistines capture the ark; The death of Eli; Ichabod
1 Samuel 5:1-7:1The ark in Philistia: Dagon broken and plague
1 Samuel 7:2-8:22Ark returned; Samuel judges Israel; Israel asks for a king
1 Samuel 9:1-26Saul chosen as king
1 Samuel 9:27-10:27Saul anointed and proclaimed king
1 Samuel 11Saul defends Jabesh Gilead; Israel accepts Saul as king
1 Samuel 12Samuel's address to the people
1 Samuel 13War with the Philistines; Saul's sinful sacrifice
1 Samuel 14:24-52Saul's rash curse; Continuing wars
1 Samuel 14:1-23Jonathan defeats the Philistines
1 Samuel 15War with Amalek: Agag spared; God rejects Saul as king
1 Samuel 16David anointed king; Distressing spirit troubles Saul
1 Samuel 17:1-30Israel faces Goliath
1 Samuel 17:31-58David defeats Goliath
1 Samuel 18Jonathan and David; Saul resents David; David marries Michal
1 Samuel 19Saul still tries to have David killed; Judgment on the wicked
1 Samuel 20Jonathan's loyalty
1 Samuel 21:13-15David feigns madness; Happiness from trusting in God
1 Samuel 21:1-12David and the showbread; Flees to Gath; Prays for relief
1 Samuel 22:6-23Saul murders priests; End of wicked and peace for the godly
1 Samuel 22:1-5David escapes to the cave of Adullam; David's 400 men; Prayer for relief from persecutors
1 Samuel 23:15-29David in the wilderness; God answers prayer for deliverance
1 Samuel 23:1-14David saves Keilah; Into wilderness; Joy in God's fellowship
1 Samuel 24Prayer for safety from enemies; David spares Saul
1 Samuel 25Death of Samuel; Nabal and Abigail; David marries Abigail
1 Samuel 26David spares Saul again
1 Samuel 27:1-28:2David joins the Philistines; David's army grows; Philistines reject David; Manassites defect to him
1 Samuel 28:3-25Saul consults the medium of En Dor; Death of Saul and his sons
1 Samuel 30David defeats the Amalekites