OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

 1

• Elkanah and his wives (1-8)

• Childless Hannah prays for a son (9-18)

• Samuel born and given to Jehovah (19-28)

 2

• Hannah’s prayer (1-11)

• Sins of Eli’s two sons (12-26)

• Jehovah judges the house of Eli (27-36)

 3

• Samuel called to be a prophet (1-21)

 4

• Philistines capture the Ark (1-11)

• Eli and his sons die (12-22)

 5

• The Ark in Philistine territory (1-12)

  • Dagon humiliated (1-5)

  • Philistines scourged (6-12)

 6

• Philistines return the Ark to Israel (1-21)

 7

• The Ark in Kiriath-jearim (1)

• Samuel urges: ‘Serve only Jehovah’ (2-6)

• Israel’s victory at Mizpah (7-14)

• Samuel judges Israel (15-17)

 8

• Israel demands a king (1-9)

• Samuel warns the people (10-18)

• Jehovah grants the request for a king (19-22)

 9

• Samuel meets with Saul (1-27)

10

• Saul anointed to be king (1-16)

• Saul presented to the people (17-27)

11

• Saul defeats the Ammonites (1-11)

• Saul’s kingship reconfirmed (12-15)

12

• Samuel’s farewell speech (1-25)

  • ‘Do not follow empty things’ (21)

  • Jehovah will not abandon his people (22)

13

• Saul selects an army (1-4)

• Saul acts presumptuously (5-9)

• Samuel reproves Saul (10-14)

• Israel without weapons (15-23)

14

• Jonathan’s exploit at Michmash (1-14)

• Israel’s enemies routed by God (15-23)

• Saul’s rash oath (24-46)

  • People eat meat with the blood (32-34)

• Saul’s wars; his family (47-52)

15

• Saul disobediently spares Agag (1-9)

• Samuel reproves Saul (10-23)

  • “To obey is better than a sacrifice” (22)

• Saul rejected as king (24-29)

• Samuel kills Agag (30-35)

16

• Samuel anoints David as next king (1-13)

  • “Jehovah sees into the heart” (7)

• God’s spirit removed from Saul (14-17)

• David becomes harpist for Saul (18-23)

17

• David defeats Goliath (1-58)

  • Goliath taunts Israel (8-10)

  • David accepts the challenge (32-37)

  • David fights in Jehovah’s name (45-47)

18

• David and Jonathan’s friendship (1-4)

• David’s victories make Saul jealous (5-9)

• Saul attempts to kill David (10-19)

• David marries Saul’s daughter Michal (20-30)

19

• Saul continues to hate David (1-13)

• David escapes from Saul (14-24)

20

• Jonathan’s loyalty to David (1-42)

21

• David eats the showbread at Nob (1-9)

• David feigns insanity in Gath (10-15)

22

• David at Adullam and Mizpeh (1-5)

• Saul has the priests of Nob killed (6-19)

• Abiathar escapes (20-23)

23

• David saves the city of Keilah (1-12)

• Saul pursues David (13-15)

• Jonathan strengthens David (16-18)

• David narrowly escapes Saul (19-29)

24

• David spares Saul’s life (1-22)

  • David respects Jehovah’s anointed (6)

25

• Death of Samuel (1)

• Nabal rejects David’s men (2-13)

• Abigail’s wise action (14-35)

  • “Bag of life with Jehovah” (29)

• Senseless Nabal struck by Jehovah (36-38)

• Abigail becomes David’s wife (39-44)

26

• David again spares Saul’s life (1-25)

  • David respects Jehovah’s anointed (11)

27

• David given Ziklag by the Philistines (1-12)

28

• Saul visits a spirit medium at En-dor (1-25)

29

• Philistines mistrust David (1-11)

30

• Amalekites raid and burn Ziklag (1-6)

  • David draws strength from God (6)

• David defeats the Amalekites (7-31)

  • Captives retaken by David (18, 19)

  • David’s regulation on spoil (23, 24)

31

• Deaths of Saul and three of his sons (1-13)