The Gibeonites Avenged 1 During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years; so David sought the face of theLord. TheLordsaid, “It is on account of…

David’s Song of Praise 1 David sang to theLordthe words of this song when theLorddelivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2…

David’s Last Words 1 These are the last words of David: “The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse, the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High, the…

David Enrolls the Fighting Men 1 Again the anger of theLordburned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.” 2…

The Birth of Samuel 1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphitefrom the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu,…

Hannah’s Prayer 1 Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in theLord; in theLordmy hornis lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance….

The Lord Calls Samuel 1 The boy Samuel ministered before theLordunder Eli. In those days the word of theLordwas rare; there were not many visions. 2 One night Eli, whose…

1 And Samuel’s word came to all Israel. The Philistines Capture the Ark Now the Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines. The Israelites camped at Ebenezer, and the…

The Ark in Ashdod and Ekron 1 After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then they carried the ark into…

The Ark Returned to Israel 1 When the ark of theLordhad been in Philistine territory seven months, 2 the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners and said, “What…