1 Samuel
The First Book of Samuel
How each chapter begins
- 1 Samuel 1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of…
- 1 Samuel 2
And Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exulteth in Jehovah; My horn is exalted in Jehovah; My mouth is enlarged over…
- 1 Samuel 3
And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was…
- 1 Samuel 4
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside…
- 1 Samuel 5
Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
- 1 Samuel 6
And the ark of Jehovah was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
- 1 Samuel 7
And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the…
- 1 Samuel 8
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
- 1 Samuel 9
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son…
- 1 Samuel 10
Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that Jehovah hath…
- 1 Samuel 11
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make…
- 1 Samuel 12
And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a…
- 1 Samuel 13
Saul was forty years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
- 1 Samuel 14
Now it fell upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go…
- 1 Samuel 15
And Samuel said unto Saul, Jehovah sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore…
- 1 Samuel 16
And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over…
- 1 Samuel 17
Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth…
- 1 Samuel 18
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of…
- 1 Samuel 19
And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son…
- 1 Samuel 20
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and…
- 1 Samuel 21
Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said unto him, Why art…
- 1 Samuel 22
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house…
- 1 Samuel 23
And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.
- 1 Samuel 24
And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David…
- 1 Samuel 25
And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah…
- 1 Samuel 26
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before…
- 1 Samuel 27
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I…
- 1 Samuel 28
And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with…
- 1 Samuel 29
Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek: and the Israelites encamped by the fountain which is in…
- 1 Samuel 30
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid…
- 1 Samuel 31
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain…