2 Samuel 23
David’s Last Words 1 David son of Jesse was the man whom God made great, whom the God of Jacob chose to be king, and who was the composer of…
2 Samuel 24
David Takes a Census 1 On another occasion the Lord was angry with Israel, and he made David bring trouble on them. The Lord said to him, “Go and count…
1 Samuel 1
Elkanah and His Family at Shiloh 1 There was a man named Elkanah, from the tribe of Ephraim, who lived in the town of Ramah in the hill country of…
1 Samuel 2
Hannah’s Prayer 1 Hannah prayed: “The Lord has filled my heart with joy; how happy I am because of what he has done! I laugh at my enemies; how joyful…
1 Samuel 3
The Lord Appears to Samuel 1 In those days, when the boy Samuel was serving the Lord under the direction of Eli, there were very few messages from the Lord,…
1 Samuel 4
The Capture of the Covenant Box 1 At that time the Philistines gathered to go to war against Israel, sothe Israelites set out to fight them. The Israelites set up…
1 Samuel 5
The Covenant Box among the Philistines 1 After the Philistines captured the Covenant Box, they carried it from Ebenezer to their city of Ashdod, 2 took it into the temple…
1 Samuel 6
The Return of the Covenant Box 1 After the Lord’s Covenant Box had been in Philistia for seven months, 2 the people called the priests and the magicians and asked,…
1 Samuel 7
1 So the people of Kiriath Jearim got the Lord’s Covenant Box and took it to the house of a man named Abinadab, who lived on a hill. They consecrated…
1 Samuel 8
The People Ask for a King 1 When Samuel grew old, he made his sons judges in Israel. 2 The older son was named Joel and the younger one Abijah;…