Old Testament
1 Samuel
There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you;there is no Rock like our God.
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Chapters
Chapter I: The Birth of 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 …
Chapter II: Hannah’s Prayer is Heard
1 Hannah prayed, and said, “My heart exults in Yahweh! My horn is exalted in Yahweh. My mouth is enlarged over my enemie…
Chapter III: The Lord Calls Samuel
1 The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, t…
Chapter IV: The Philistines Capture the Ark
1 The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben…
Chapter V: The Ark in Ashdod and Ekron
1 Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 The Philistines took God’s ark…
Chapter VI: The Ark Returned to Israel
1 Yahweh’s ark was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 2 The Philistines called for the priests and the divi…
Chapter VII: the Philistines at Mizpah
1 The men of Kiriath Jearim came and took Yahweh’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrate…
Chapter VIII: Israel Asks for a King
1 When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of hi…
Chapter IX: Samuel Anoints Saul
1 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 …
Chapter X: Has not the Lord anointed you
1 Then Samuel took the vial of oil and poured it on his head, then kissed him and said, “Hasn’t Yahweh anointed you to b…
Chapter XI: Saul Rescues the City of Jabesh
1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh Gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a…
Chapter XII: Samuel’s Farewell Speech
1 Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king ove…
Chapter XIII: Samuel Rebukes Saul
1 Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years. 2 Saul chose for himself th…
Chapter XIV: Jonathan and his armor-bearer
1 Now it happened on a day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over …
Chapter XV: The Lord Rejects Saul as King
1 Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to th…
Chapter XVI: Samuel Anoints David
1 Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill …
Chapter XVII: David and Goliath
1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs …
Chapter XVIII: Saul’s Growing Fear of David
1 When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as…
Chapter XIX: Saul Tries to Kill David
1 Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, greatly…
Chapter XX: David and Jonathan
1 David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said to Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin…
Chapter XXI: David at Nob
1 Then David came to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said to him, “Why are you …
Chapter XXII: David at Adullam and Mizpah
1 David therefore departed from there and escaped to Adullam’s cave. When his brothers and all his father’s house heard …
Chapter XXIII: David Saves Keilah
1 David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.” 2 Therefo…
Chapter XXIV: David Spares Saul’s Life
1 When Saul had returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.” 2…
Chapter XXV: David, Nabal and Abigail
1 Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house at Ramah. Th…
Chapter XXVI: David Again Spares Saul’s Life
1 The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the …
Chapter XXVII: David Among the Philistines
1 David said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I sh…
Chapter XXVIII: Philistines gathered their forces
1 In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David,…
Chapter XXIX: David Sent Back to Ziklag
1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek; and the Israelites encamped by the spring which is in…
Chapter XXX: David Destroys the Amalekites
1 When David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid on the South and on Ziklag,…
Chapter XXXI: Saul Takes His Life
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain…
