1 Samuel Outline

I. Samuel, Saul, and David (1 Sm 1:1-31:13)

A. Samuel’s Birth and Early Years (1:1-12:24)

  1. Samuel’s Birth and Early Years (1:1-3:21)
  2. The Ark of the Covenant (4:1-7:2)
  3. Samuel Judges Israel (7:3-17)
  4. Israel Demands a King (8:1-22)
  5. Samuel Anoints Saul, Who Is Proclaimed King (9:1-11:15)
  6. Samuel’s Instruction on Kingship (12:1-25)

B. Saul and David (1 Sm 13:1-31:13)

  1. Saul Is Rejected as King by Samuel (13:1-15:35)
  2. David Is Anointed as King by Samuel (16:1-13)
  3. David, Saul’s Soldier: Defeating Goliath (16:14-18:9)
  4. Jealousy at Court: Saul, David, and Jonathan (18:10-20:42)
  5. David Flees Saul: In the Judaean Wilderness (21:1-26:25)
  6. David and the Philistines: Serving the King of Gath (27:1-30:31)
  7. The Death of Saul (31:1-13)