1 Elkanah, a Levite, having two wives, worships yearly at Shiloh.
4 He cherishes Hannah, though barren, and provoked by Peninnah.
9 Hannah in grief prays for a child.
12 Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesses her.
19 Hannah, having born Samuel, stays at home till he is weaned.
24 She presents him, according to her vow, to the Lord.
1 Hannah's song in thankfulness.
12 The sin of Eli's sons.
18 Samuel's ministry.
20 By Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful.
22 Eli reproves his sons.
27 A prophecy against Eli's house.
1 How the word of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel.
11 God tells Samuel the destruction of Eli's house.
15 Samuel, though loath, tells Eli the vision.
19 Samuel grows in credit.
1 The Israelites are overcome by the Philistines at Ebenezer.
3 They fetch the ark unto the terror of the Philistines.
10 They are smitten again, the ark taken, and Hophni and Phinehas are slain.
12 Eli at the news, falling backward, breaks his neck.
19 Phinehas's wife, discouraged in her travail with I-chabod, dies.
1 The Philistines having brought the ark into Ashdod, set it in the house of Dagon.
3 Dagon is smitten down and cut in pieces, and they of Ashdod smitten with emerods.
8 So God deals with them of Gath, when it was brought thither;
10 and so with them of Ekron, when it was brought thither.
1 After seven months the Philistines take counsel how to send back the ark.
10 They bring it on a new cart with an offering unto Beth-shemesh.
19 The people are smitten for looking into the ark.
21 They send to them of Kirjath-jearim to fetch it.
1 They of Kirjath-jearim bring the ark into the house of Abinadab, and sanctify Eleazar, his son to keep it.
2 After twenty years,
3 the Israelites, by Samuel's means, solemnly repent at Mizpeh.
7 While Samuel prays and sacrifices, the Lord discomfits the Philistines by thunder at Eben-ezer.
13 The Philistines are subdued.
15 Samuel judges Israel.
1 By occasion of the ill government of Samuel's sons, the Israelites ask a king.
6 Samuel praying in grief, is comforted by God.
10 He tells the manner of a king.
19 God wills Samuel to yield unto the importunity of the people.
1 Saul despairing to find his father's asses,
6 by the counsel of his servant,
11 and direction of young maidens,
15 according to God's revelation,
18 comes to Samuel.
19 Samuel entertains Saul at the feast.
25 Samuel, after secret communication, brings Saul on his way.
1 Samuel anoints Saul.
2 He confirms him by prediction of three signs.
9 Saul's heart is changed, and he prophesies.
14 He conceals the matter of the kingdom from his uncle.
17 Saul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot.
26 The different affections of his subjects.
1 Nahash offers them of Jabesh-gilead a reproachful condition.
4 They send messengers, and are delivered by Saul.
12 Saul thereby is confirmed, and his kingdom renewed.
1 Samuel testifies his integrity.
6 He reproves the people of ingratitude.
16 He terrifies them with thunder in harvest time.
20 he comforts them in God's mercy.
1 Saul's select band.
3 He calls the Hebrews to Gilgal against the Philistines, whose garrison Jonathan had smitten.
5 The Philistines' great host.
6 The distress of the Israelites.
8 Saul, weary of staying for Samuel, sacrifices.
11 Samuel reproves him.
17 The three spoiling bands of the Philistines.
19 The policy of the Philistines, to suffer no smith in Israel.
1 Jonathan goes and miraculously smites the Philistine's garrison.
15 A divine terror makes them beat themselves.
17 Saul, not staying the priest's answer, sets on them.
21 The captivated Hebrews, and the hidden Israelites, join against them.
24 Saul's unadvised adjuration hinders the victory.
31 He restrains the people from eating blood.
35 He builds an altar.
37 Jonathan, taken by lot, is save by the people.
47 Saul's victories, strength, and family.
1 Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek.
6 Saul favours the Kenites.
7 He spares Agag and the best of the spoil.
10 Samuel denounces unto Saul God's rejection of him for his disobedience.
24 Saul's humiliation.
32 Samuel kills Agag.
34 Samuel and Saul part.
1 Samuel sent by God, under pretence of a sacrifice, comes to Beth-lehem.
6 His human judgment is reproved.
11 He anoints David.
15 Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit.
1 The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle,
4 Goliath challenges a combat.
12 David, sent by his father to visit his brethren, takes the challenge.
28 Eliab chides him.
30 He is brought to Saul;
32 shews the reason of his confidence;
38 and slays the giant.
55 Saul takes notice of David.
1 Jonathan loves David.
5 Saul envies his praise;
10 seeks to kill him in his fury;
12 fears him for his good success;
17 offers him his daughters for a snare.
23 David persuaded to be the king's son-in-law, gives two hundred foreskins of the Philistines for Michal's dowry.
28 Saul's hatred and David's glory increase.
1 Jonathan discloses his father's purpose to kill David.
4 He persuades his father to reconciliation.
8 By reason of David's good success in a new war, Saul's malicious rage breaks out against him.
12 Michal deceives her father with an image in David's bed.
18 David comes to Samuel in Naioth.
20 Saul's messengers sent to take David,
22 and Saul himself, prophesy.
1 David consults with Jonathan for his safety.
11 Jonathan and David renew their covenant by oath.
18 Jonathan's token to David.
24 Saul, missing David, seeks to kill Jonathan.
35 Jonathan affectionately takes his leave of David.
1 David at Nob obtains of Ahimelech hallowed bread.
7 Doeg is present.
8 David takes Goliath's sword.
10 David at Gath feigns himself mad.
1 Companies resort unto David at Adullam.
3 At Mizpeh he commends his parents unto the king of Moab.
5 Admonished by Gad, he comes to Hareth.
6 Saul going to pursue him, complains of his servants' unfaithfulness.
9 Doeg accuses Ahimelech.
11 Saul commands to kill the priests.
17 The footmen refusing, Doeg executes it.
20 Abiathar escaping, brings David the news.
1 David, enquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescues Keilah.
7 God shewing him the coming of Saul, and the treachery of the Keilites, he escapes from Keilah.
14 In Ziph Jonathan comes and comforts him.
19 The Ziphites discover him to Saul.
25 At Maon he is rescued from Saul by the invasion of the Philistines.
29 He dwells at En-gedi.
1 David, in a cave at En-gedi, having cut off Saul's skirt, spares his life.
8 He shews thereby his innocency.
16 Saul, acknowledging his fault, takes an oath of David, and departs.
1 Samuel dies.
2 David in Paran sends to Nabal.
10 Provoked by Nabal's churlishness, he minds to destroy him.
14 Abigail understanding thereof,
18 takes a present;
23 and by her wisdom,
32 pacifies David.
36 Nabal hearing thereof, dies.
39 David takes Abigail and Ahinoam to be his wives.
44 Michal is given to Phalti.
1 Saul, by the discovery of the Ziphites, comes to Hachilah against David.
4 David coming into the trench stays Abishai from killing Saul, but takes his spear and cruse.
13 David reproves Abner;
17 and exhorts Saul.
21 Saul acknowledges his sin.
1 Saul, hearing David to be in Gath, seeks no more for him.
5 David begs Ziklag of Achish.
8 He, invading other countries, persuades Achish he fought against Judah.
1 Achish puts confidence in David.
3 Saul having destroyed the witches,
4 and now in his fear forsaken of God,
7 has recourse to a witch;
8 who, encouraged by Saul, raises up Samuel.
15 Saul hearing his ruin, faints.
21 The woman and his servants refresh him with meat.
1 David marching with the Philistines,
3 is disallowed by their princes.
6 Achish dismisses him, with commendations of his fidelity.
1 The Amalekites spoil Ziklag.
4 David asking counsel, is encouraged by God to pursue them.
11 By the means of a revived Egyptian he is brought to the enemies, and recovers all the spoil.
22 David's law to divide the spoil equally between them that fight and them that keep the stuff.
26 He sends presents to his friends.
1 Saul, having lost his army, and his sons slain, he and his armour-bearer kill themselves.
7 The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites.
8 They triumph over the dead carcases.
11 They of Jabesh-gilead recovering the dead bodies by night, burn them at Jabesh, and mournfully bury their bones.
