Outline of the Book of 1 Samuel

1 Samuel
  1. Eli and Samuel  (1:1-7:17)
    1. Samuel's birth and childhood  (1:1-3:21)
      1. The birth of Samuel  (1:1-20)
      2. Hannah dedicates Samuel  (1:21-28)
      3. Hannah's prayer  (2:1-11)
      4. Eli's wicked sons  (2:12-26)
      5. Prophecy against the house of Eli  (2:27-36)
      6. The Lord calls Samuel  (3:1-21)
    2. War with the Philistines  (4:1-7:17)
      1. The Philistines capture the ark  (4:1-11)
      2. Death of Eli  (4:12-22)
      3. The ark in Ashdod and Ekron  (5:1-12)
      4. The ark returned to Israel  (6:1-7:1)
      5. Samuel subdues the Philistines at Mizpah  (7:2-17)
  2. Samuel and Saul  (8:1-15:35)
    1. Saul becomes king of Israel  (8:1-12:25)
      1. Israel asks for a king  (8:1-22)
      2. Samuel anoints Saul  (9:1-10:8)
      3. Saul made king  (10:9-27)
      4. Saul rescues the city of Jabesh  (11:1-11)
      5. Saul confirmed as king  (11:12-15)
      6. Samuel's farewell speech  (12:1-25)
    2. God rejects Saul for disobedience  (13:1-15:35)
      1. Samuel rebukes Saul  (13:1-15)
      2. Israel without weapons  (13:16-22)
      3. Jonathan attacks the Philistines  (13:23-14:14)
      4. Israel routs the Philistines  (14:15-23)
      5. Jonathan eats honey  (14:24-48)
      6. Saul's family  (14:49-52)
      7. The Lord rejects Saul as king  (15:1-35)
  3. Saul and David  (16:1-31:13)
    1. Samuel anoints David  (16:1-23)
      1. David in Saul's service  (16:14-23)
    2. David and Goliath  (17:1-58)
    3. David and Jonathan become friends  (18:1-20:42)
      1. Saul's jealousy of David  (18:1-30)
      2. Saul tries to kill David  (19:1-24)
      3. David and Jonathan  (20:1-42)
    4. Saul pursues David  (21:1-26:25)
      1. David at Nob  (21:1-9)
      2. David at Gath  (21:10-15)
      3. David at Adullam and Mizpah  (22:1-5)
      4. Saul kills the priests of Nob  (22:6-23)
      5. David saves Keilah  (23:1-6)
      6. Saul pursues David  (23:7-29)
      7. David spares Saul's life  (24:1-22)
      8. David, Nabal and Abigail  (25:1-44)
      9. David again spares Saul's life  (26:1-25)
    5. Saul's defeat and death  (27:1-31:13)
      1. David among the Philistines  (27:1-12)
      2. Saul and the witch of Endor  (28:1-25)
      3. Achish sends David back to Ziklag  (29:1-11)
      4. David destroys the Amalekites  (30:1-31)
      5. Saul takes his life  (31:1-13)
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