1 Samuel 12 Samuel’s Farewell Address 1And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have obeyed(Z) your voice in all that you have said to me(AA) and have made a king over you. 2And now, behold, the king(AB) walks before you,(AC) and I am old and gray; and behold, my sons are with you. I… Continue Reading
1 Samuel 11 Saul Defeats the Ammonites 1(A) Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged(B) Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash,(C) “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.” 2But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make a treaty with you,(D) that I… Continue Reading
1 Samuel 10 Saul Anointed King 1(CX) Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head(CY) and kissed him and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you to be prince over(CZ) his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the LORD and you will save them from the… Continue Reading
1 Samuel 9 Saul Chosen to Be King 1There was a man of Benjamin whose name was(CA) Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth. 2And he had a son whose name was Saul,(CB) a handsome young man. There was not a man… Continue Reading
1 Samuel 8 Israel Demands a King 1When Samuel became old,(BL) he made his sons judges over Israel. 2The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. 3Yet his sons did not walk in his ways(BM) but turned aside after gain.(BN) They took bribes… Continue Reading
1 Samuel 7 1And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD and brought it to the house of(AT) Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the LORD. 2From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long… Continue Reading
1 Samuel 6 The Ark Returned to Israel 1The ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 2And the Philistines called for the priests and(O) the diviners and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us with what we shall send it to its place.”… Continue Reading
1 Samuel 5 The Philistines and the Ark 1When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from(A) Ebenezer to(B) Ashdod. 2Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside(C) Dagon. 3And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next… Continue Reading
1 Samuel 4 The Philistines Capture the Ark 1And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at(A) Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at(B) Aphek. 2The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines,… Continue Reading
1 Samuel 3 The LORD Calls Samuel 1(A) Now the young man Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli.(B) And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. 2At that time Eli,(C) whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying… Continue Reading