1 Samuel 1: Hannah prays for a son, and God grants her request; she dedicates Samuel to the Lord.
1 Samuel 2: Hannah praises God in a prayer of thanksgiving; Eli’s sons are wicked, and Samuel serves in the tabernacle.
1 Samuel 3: God calls Samuel as a prophet, and Samuel delivers a message of judgment to Eli.
1 Samuel 4: The Philistines defeat Israel and capture the Ark of the Covenant; Eli’s sons die in battle.
1 Samuel 5: The Philistines suffer plagues while holding the Ark; they decide to return it to Israel.
1 Samuel 6: The Ark is returned to Israel, and the men of Beth Shemesh are punished for looking into it.
1 Samuel 7: Samuel leads Israel in repentance, and the Philistines are defeated.
1 Samuel 8: Israel demands a king; Samuel warns them about the consequences of having a king.
1 Samuel 9: Samuel anoints Saul as the first king of Israel; Saul is proclaimed king by the people.
1 Samuel 10: Saul leads Israel to victory against the Ammonites.
1 Samuel 11: Samuel gives a farewell speech, urging Israel to obey the Lord and warning of consequences for disobedience.
1 Samuel 12: Saul disobeys God’s command to wait for Samuel, and Samuel tells him his kingdom will not endure.
1 Samuel 13: Jonathan attacks the Philistines, and Saul makes a rash vow that nearly costs Jonathan his life.
1 Samuel 14: Saul is commanded to destroy the Amalekites completely but disobeys; God rejects Saul as king.
1 Samuel 15: Samuel anoints David as the future king, and the Spirit of the Lord departs from Saul.
1 Samuel 16: David plays the harp to soothe Saul, who is troubled by an evil spirit.
1 Samuel 17: David defeats Goliath, the Philistine giant, with a sling and a stone.
1 Samuel 18: David becomes close friends with Jonathan, and Saul becomes jealous of David.
1 Samuel 19: Saul tries to kill David, but David escapes with help from Jonathan and Michal.
1 Samuel 20: David flees from Saul and receives support from Ahimelech the priest and the Philistines.
1 Samuel 21: David gathers followers and spares Saul’s life in a cave.
1 Samuel 22: Samuel dies; David spares Nabal, who later dies, and marries Abigail.
1 Samuel 23: David spares Saul’s life again while Saul is sleeping in his camp.
1 Samuel 24: David lives among the Philistines and serves Achish, the king of Gath.
1 Samuel 25: Saul consults a medium at Endor, and Samuel‘s spirit foretells his defeat.
1 Samuel 26: David is rejected by the Philistines but rescues his people from the Amalekites.
1 Samuel 27: David finds Ziklag destroyed by the Amalekites and rescues the captives.
1 Samuel 28: David divides the spoils of war among his followers and the elders of Judah.
1 Samuel 29: The Philistines defeat Israel, and Saul and his sons are killed in battle.
1 Samuel 30: The men of Jabesh Gilead recover Saul’s body and bury it with honor.
1 Samuel 31: Saul’s death marks the end of his reign, and David prepares to become king of Israel.
