First Samuel Book Outline
| Chapter |
Verse/s |
Verse Summary |
| 1. | (1-3) | There was a certain man ... had two wives |
| | (4-7) | Her adversary also provoked her sore |
| | (8-11) | So Hannah rose up after they had eaten |
| | (12-18) | Eli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken |
| | (19-20) | She bare a son and called his name Samuel |
| | (21-23) | I will not go up until the child be weaned |
| | (24-28) | As long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord |
| 2. | (1-10) | Neither is there any rock like our God |
| | (11) | The child did minister unto the Lord |
| | (12-17) | The sons of Eli were sons of Belial |
| | (18-21) | The Lord visited Hannah so that she conceived |
| | (22-26) | If a man sin against the Lord who shall intreat for him |
| | (27-36) | I will cut off thine arm and the arm of thy father's house |
| 3. | (1-10) | The child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli |
| | (11-14) | Iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged |
| | (15-18) | What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee |
| | (19-21) | Samuel grew and the Lord was with him |
| 4. | (1-2) | The Philistines put themselves in array against Israel |
| | (3-5) | Let us fetch the Ark of the Covenant |
| | (6-11) | Ark of God taken, Hophni and Phineas killed |
| | (12-18) | He fell from off the seat backward |
| | (19-22) | The glory is departed from Israel, Ark of God taken |
| 5. | (1-6) | The hand of the Lord was heavy against them of Ashdod |
| | (7-12) | Send away the Ark of the God of Israel |
| 6. | (1-9) | What shall we do to the Ark of the Lord |
| | (10-12) | The kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh |
| | (13-16) | They lifted up their eyes and saw the Ark |
| | (17-18) | These are the golden emerods whch the Philistines returned |
| | (19-21) | He smote the men of Beth-shemesh ... looked into the Ark |
| 7. | (1-6) | Put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you |
| | (7-11) | The Lord thundered with a great thunder ... upon the Philistines |
| | (12-14) | Samuel took a stone ... called the name of it Eben-ezer |
| | (15-17) | Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life |
| 8. | (1-6) | Make us a king to judge us like all the nations |
| | (7-9) | They have not rejected thee .. Have rejected me |
| | (10-18) | This will be the manner of the king |
| | (19-22) | Nay but we will have a king over us |
| 9. | (1-2) | He had a son whose name was Saul |
| | (3-10) | There is in this city a man of God |
| | (11-14) | Make haste now, for he came this day to the city |
| | (15-24) | Samuel took Saul and his servant ... into the parlor |
| | (25-27) | Stand thou still a while that I may show thee the word of God |
| 10. | (1-8) | The Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance |
| | (9-12) | Is Saul also among the prophets |
| | (13-16) | When he had made an end of prophesying |
| | (17-27) | Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord |
| 11. | (1-3) | That I may thrust out all your right eyes |
| | (4-7) | The spirit of God came upon Saul |
| | (8-10) | By that time the sun be hot ye shall have help |
| | (11) | They came into the midst of the host in the morning |
| | (12-15) | The people went to Gilgal and there they made Saul king |
| 12. | (1-5) | Thou hast not defrauded us nor oppressed us |
| | (6-12) | Stand still that I may reason with you before the Lord |
| | (13-16) | Behold the king that ye have chosen |
| | (17-25) | The Lord sent thunder and rain that day |
| 13. | (1-2) | Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel |
| | (3-4) | Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines |
| | (5-7) | Then the people did hide themselves in caves |
| | (8-10) | Bring hither a burnt offering to me |
| | (11-14) | Thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord |
| | (15-16) | Saul numbered the people that were with him |
| | (17-18) | Spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies |
| | (19-23) | Neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people |
| 14. | (1-7) | Let us go over to the Philistines garrison |
| | (8-10) | If they say thus come upon us |
| | (11-15) | They fell before Jonathan and his armour bearer slew after him |
| | (16-17) | Number now and see who is gone from us |
| | (18-23) | So the Lord saved Israel that day |
| | (24-30) | Cursed be the man that eateth any food until even |
| | (31-35) | The people did eat them with the blood |
| | (36-37) | Saul asked counsel of God |
| | (38-46) | So the people rescued Jonathan that he died not |
| | (47-48) | Saul took the kingdom over Israel |
| | (49-52) | Now the sons of Saul were ... |
| 15. | (1-3) | Not go and smite Amalek |
| | (4-6) | Saul daid unto the Kenites to depart |
| | (7-9) | But Saul and the peole spared Ahab |
| | (10-12) | It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king |
| | (13-15) | What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep |
| | (16-23) | To oney is better than sacrifice |
| | (24-31) | The strength of Israel will not lie nor repent |
| | (32-34) | Bring you hither to me Agag king of the Amalekites |
| | (35) | Samuel came no more to see Saul |
| 16. | (1-3) | How long wilt thou mourn for Saul |
| | (4-13) | Samuel did that which the Lord spake ... came to Bethlehem |
| | (14-20) | Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul |
| | (21-23) | And David came to Saul and stood before him |
| 17. | (1-3) | The Philistines gathered together their armies |
| | (4-7) | There went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines |
| | (8-11) | I defy the armies of Israel this day |
| | (12-15) | Three eldest sons of Jesse wen and followed Saul |
| | (16) | The Philistine presented himself forty days |
| | (17-22) | David ... ran into the army and came and saluted his brethren |
| | (23-27) | What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine |
| | (28-31) | Eliab's anger was kindled against David |
| | (32-37) | Thou art but a youth and he a man of war |
| | (38-40) | He ... chose him five smooth stones out of the brook |
| | (41-44) | Am I a dog that thouf comest to me with staves |
| | (45-47) | The Lord saveth not with the sword and spear |
| | (48-51) | David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone |
| | (52-54) | David took the head of the Philistine ... brought it to Jerusalem |
| | (55-58) | Inquire thou whose son this stripling is |
| 18. | (1-5) | The soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David |
| | (6-9) | Saul hath slain his thousands and David his ten thousands |
| | (10-13) | I will smite David even to the wall with it |
| | (14-16) | David behaved himself wisely in all his ways |
| | (17-19) | My elder daughter Merab her will give to thee to wife |
| | (20-23) | Michal Saul's daughter loved David |
| | (24-25) | King desireth not any dowry but an hundred foreskins |
| | (26-28) | Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David |
| | (29-30) | Saul became David's enemy continually |
| 19. | (1-3) | Saul spake to Jonathon and all his servants ... kill David |
| | (4-7) | Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul |
| | (8-17) | Saul also sent messengers unto David's house ... to slay him |
| | (18-24) | David fled and escaped and ame to Samuel |
| 20. | (1-4) | David ... came and said before Jonathan |
| | (5-9) | I should not fail to sit with the king at meat |
| | (10-23) | Then said David to Jonathan, who shall tell me |
| | (24-34) | Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him |
| | (35-42) | Is not the arrow beyond thee |
| 21. | (1-6) | So the priest gave him hallowed bread |
| | (7-9) | The sword of Goliath ... is here wrapt in a cloth |
| | (10-15) | He changed his behavior ... and feigned himself mad |
| 22. | (1-2) | David therefore departed .... to the cave Adullam |
| | (3-5) | David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab |
| | (6-8) | That all of you have conspired against me |
| | (9-10) | Then answered Doeg the Edomite ... I saw the son of Jesse |
| | (11-13) | The king sent to call Ahimelech the son of Ahitub |
| | (14-15) | Who is so faithful among all thy servants as David |
| | (16-19) | Thou shalt surely die Ahimelech ... and all thy father's house |
| | (20-23) | Abiathar escaped and fled after David |
| 23. | (1-5) | David and his men went ot Keilah and fought with the Philistines |
| | (6) | Abiathar ... came down with an ephod in his hand |
| | (7-13) | Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into hand of Saul |
| | (14-15) | David was in the wilderness of Zith in a wood |
| | (16-18) | Jonathon Saul's son went to David into the wood |
| | (19-23) | Take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth |
| | (24-28) | Haste thee and come for the Philistines have invaded |
| | (29) | David dwelt in Engedi |
| 24. | (1-2) | Behold David is in the wilderness of Zith in a wood |
| | (3-8) | David arose and cur off the skirt of Saul's robe |
| | (9-15) | The Lord judge between me and thee |
| | (16-22) | He sad to David thou art more righteous than I |
| 25. | (1) | And Samuel died and all the Israelites lamented |
| | (2-3) | The man was churlish and evil in his doings |
| | (4-9) | Wherefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes |
| | (10-12) | Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse |
| | (13) | gird you every man his sword |
| | (14-17) | He is such a son of Belial that a man cannot speak to him |
| | (18-35) | Then Abigail made haste |
| | (36-38) | The Lord smote Nabal that he died |
| | (39-43) | Blessed be th eLord that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach |
| | (44) | Saul had give Michal David's wife to Phalti |
| 26. | (1-3) | Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Zith |
| | (4-12) | David took the spear and the cruse of water |
| | (13-25) | Is this thy voice my son
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| 27. | (1-4) | David dwelt with Achish at Gath |
| | (5-7) | Achish gave him Ziklag |
| | (8-12) | David smote the land and left neither man nor woman alive |
| 28. | (1-2) | The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare |
| | (3) | Now Samuel was dead and all Israel had lamented him |
| | (4-14) | Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit |
| | (15-19) | Tomorrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me |
| | (20-25) | Let me set a morsel of bread before thee |
| 29. | (1-7) | That thou displease not the lords of the Philistines |
| | (8-11) | As soon as ye be up early in the morning and have light depart |
| 30. | (1-3) | The Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag |
| | (4-6) | David was greatly distressed for the people spake of stoning him |
| | (7-10) | David inquired at the Lord saying shall I pursue |
| | (11-15) | They found and Egyptian in the field |
| | (16-20) | David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away |
| | (21-25) | Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial |
| | (26-31) | He sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah |
| 31. | (1-3) | The Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons |
| | (4-6) | Draw thy sword and thrust me through |
| | (7-10) | When the Philistines came to strip the slain |
| | (11-13) | When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard |