1 SAMUEL





Chapter 1


	Elkanah has two wives and worships yearly at Shiloh (1:1-3)
	He cherishes Hannah, though she is barren and ridiculed by 
		Peninnah (1:4-8)
	Hannah in grief prays for a child (1:9-11)
	Eli, first rebuking her, afterwards blesses her (1:12-18)
	Hannah having given birth to Samuel, stays at home till he is 
		weaned (1:19-23)
	She presents him, in accordance with her vow, to the Lord 
		(1:24-28)




Chapter 2


	Hannah's song of thankfulness (2:1-11)
	The sin of Eli's sons (2:12-17)
	Samuel's ministry (2:18-19)
	By Eli's blessing, Hannah is more fruitful (2:20-21)
	Eli reproves his sons (2:22-26)
	A prophecy against Eli's house (2:27-36)




Chapter 3


	How the word of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel (3:1-9)
	Samuel warns Eli (3:10-14)
	Samuel reluctantly tells Eli the vision (3:15-18)
	Samuel grows in favor (3:19-21)




Chapter 4


	The Israelites are overcome by the Philistines at Eben-ezer 
		(4:1-2)
	They fetch the ark, and terrify the Philistines (4:3-9)
	They are smitten again, the ark taken, Hophni and Phinehas 
		slain (4:10-11)
	Eli falling backward at the news, breaks his neck (4:12-18)
	Phinehas' wife, weakened by the news, dies giving birth to 
		I-chabod (4:19-22)




Chapter 5


	The Philistines, having brought the ark into Ashdod, set it in 
		the house of Dagon (5:1-2)
	Dagon is struck down and cut in pieces, and the men of Ashdod 
		are smitten with tumors (5:3-7)
	God similarly smites the men of Gath, when the ark is brought 
		there (5:8-9)
	And also the men of Ekron, when it is brought to their city 
		(5:10-12)




Chapter 6


	After seven months the Philistines take counsel how to send 
		back the ark (6:1-9)
	They bring it on a new cart with an offering unto Beth-shemesh 
		(6:10-18)
	The people are smitten for looking into the ark (6:19-20)
	They send to the people of Kirjath-jearim to fetch it (6:21)




Chapter 7


	The people of Kirjath-jearim bring the ark into the house of 
		Abinadab (7:1)
	After twenty years (7:2)
	Through Samuel's exhortation, the Israelites solemnly repent 
		at Mizpeh (7:3-6)
	While Samuel prays and sacrifices, the Lord discomfits the 
		Philistines, at Eben-ezer (7:7-12)
	The Philistines are subdued (7:13-14)
	Samuel peaceably and religiously judges Israel (7:15-17)




Chapter 8


	Because of the bad government of Samuel's sons, the Israelites 
		ask for a king (8:1-5)
	Samuel, praying in grief, is comforted by God (8:6-9)
	He describes the manner of a king (8:10-18)
	God tells Samuel to yield unto the request of the people 
		(8:19-22)




Chapter 9


	Saul, despairing to find his father's asses (9:1-5)
	By the counsel of his servant (9:6-10)
	And direction of young maidens (9:11-14)
	According to God's revelation (9:15-17)
	Saul comes to Samuel (9:18)
	Samuel entertains Saul at the feast (9:19-24)
	Samuel, after secret communication, brings Saul on his 
		way (9:25-27)




Chapter 10


	Samuel anoints Saul (10:1)
	He confirms him by prediction of three signs (10:2-8)
	Saul's heart is changed, and he prophesies (10:9-16)
	Saul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot (10:17-25)
	The different affections of his subjects (10:26-27)




Chapter 11


	Nahash offers the men of Jabesh-gilead a shameful condition 
		for peace (11:1-3)
	They send messengers and are delivered by Saul (11:4-11)
	Saul is confirmed in his kingdom (11:12-15)




Chapter 12


	Samuel testifies to his integrity (12:1-5)
	He reproves the people for their ingratitude (12:6-15)
	God terrifies them with thunder in harvest time (12:16-18)
	Samuel comforts them in God's mercy (12:19-25)




Chapter 13


	Saul's select band of three thousand warriors (13:1-2)
	He calls the Hebrews to Gilgal against the Philistines, whose 
		garrison Jonathan had defeated (13:3-4)
	The Philistines' great host (13:5)
	The distress of the Israelites (13:6-7)
	Saul, weary of waiting for Samuel, offers sacrifice (13:8-10)
	Samuel reproves him (13:11-16)
	The three looting bands of the Philistines (13:17-18)
	The policy of the Philistines, to permit no smith in Israel 
		(13:19-23)




Chapter 14


	Jonathan, unknown to his father, the priest, or the people, defeats 
		the Philistines' garrison (14:1-14)
	There is panic in the camp and among the people (14:15-16)
	Saul, not waiting for the priest's answer, engages the Philistines 
		(14:17-20)
	The captive Hebrews and the hidden Israelites join against them 
		(14:21-23)
	Saul's unadvised command hinders the victory (14:24-31)
	Saul restrains the people from eating blood (14:32-34)
	Saul builds an altar (14:35)
	Jonathan, taken by lot, is saved by the people (14:36-46)
	Saul's strength and family (14:47-52)




Chapter 15


	Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek (15:1-7)
	He spares Agag and the best of the spoil (15:8-9)
	God rejects Saul for his disobedience (15:10-23)
	Saul's humiliation and confession (15:24-31)
	Samuel kills Agag (15:32-33)
	Samuel and Saul part (15:34-35)




Chapter 16


	Samuel is sent by God to Beth-lehem (16:1-5)
	His human judgment is reproved (16:6-10)
	He anoints David (16:11-13)
	Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit (16:14-23)




Chapter 17


	The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle 
		(17:1-3)
	Goliath comes proudly forth, challenging any Israelite to personal 
		combat (17:4-11)
	David takes the challenge (17:12-27)
	Eliab chides him (17:28-29)
	He is brought to Saul to whom he shows the reason of his 
		confidence (17:30-37)
	Armed by faith, he slays the giant (17:38-54)
	Saul takes notice of David (17:55-58)




Chapter 18


	Jonathan loves David and they make a covenant (18:1-4)
	Saul envies his praise (18:5-9)
	Seeks to kill him in his fury (18:10-11)
	Saul fears him for his good success (18:12-16)
	Saul offers him his daughter (18:17-21)
	David become the king's son-in-law and brings Michal's dowry 
		(18:22-27)
	Saul's hatred and David's glory increase (18:28-30)




Chapter 19


	Saul plans to kill David but is reconciled by Jonathan (19:1-7)
	Reason of David's good success in a new war, Saul's malicious 
		rage breaks out against him (19:8-11)
	Michal deceives her father with an image in David's bed. 
		(19:12-17)
	David comes to Samuel in Naioth (19:18-19)
	Saul's messengers, sent to take David (19:20-21)
	And Saul himself, prophesy (19:22-24)




Chapter 20


	David consults with Jonathan for his safety (20:1-10)
	Jonathan and David renew their covenant by oath (20:11-17)
	Jonathan's token to David (20:18-23)
	Saul, missing David, seeks to kill Jonathan (20:24-34)
	Jonathan lovingly takes his leave of David (20:35-42)




Chapter 21


	David at Nob requisitions the hallowed bread (21:1-6)
	Doeg is present (21:7)
	David takes Goliath's sword (21:8-9)
	David at Gath pretends to be mad (21:10-15)




Chapter 22


	Companies resort unto David at Adullam (22:1-2)
	At Mizpeh he commends his parents unto the king of Moab 
		(22:3-4)
	Admonished by Gad, he comes to Hareth (22:5)
	Saul, pursuing him, complains of his servant's unfaithfulness 
		(22:6-8)
	Doeg accuses Ahimelech (22:9-10)
	Doeg executes Saul's command to kill the priests (22:11-19)
	Abiathar, escaping, brings David the news (22:20-23)




Chapter 23


	David, at the word of the Lord, rescues Keilah (23:1-6)
	God reveals to him the coming of Saul and the treachery of the 
		Keilites, David escapes (23:7-13)
	In Ziph Jonathan comes and comforts him (23:14-18)
	The Ziphites betray him to Saul (23:19-24)
	At Maon he is rescued from Saul by the invasion of the 
		Philistines. (23:25-28)
	He dwells at En-gedi (23:29)



Chapter 24


	David in a cave at En-gedi, having cut off Saul's skirt, spares 
		his life (24:1-7)
	Thereby proving his innocence (24:8-15)
	Saul, acknowledging his fault, takes an oath of David, and 
		departs (24:16-22)




Chapter 25


	Samuel dies (25:1)
	David in Paran sends to Nabal (25:2-9)
	Provoked by Nabal's churlishness, he plans to destroy 
		him (25:10-13)
	Abigail, understanding this, takes a present (25:14-22)
	And, by her wisdom (25:23-31)
	She pacifies David (25:32-35)
	Nabal, hearing of this, dies (25:36-38)
	David takes Abigail and Ahinoam as his wives (25:39-43)
	Michal is given to Phalti (25:44)




Chapter 26


	Saul comes to Hachilah against David (26:1-4)
	David comes to the encampment and restrains Abishai from 
		killing Saul (26:5-12)
	David reproves Abner and pleads with Saul (26:13-20)
	Saul acknowledges his sin (26:21-25)




Chapter 27


	Saul, hearing that David is in Gath, seeks no more for him 
		(27:1-4)
	David begs Achish for the town of Ziklag (27:5-7)
	Invading other countries, David persuades Achish that he fought 
		against Judah (27:8-12)




Chapter 28


	Achish puts confidence in David (28:1-2)
	Saul having destroyed the witches (28:3-4)
	And now in his fear forsaken of God (28:5-6)
	Saul seeks a witch (28:7-8)
	The witch, encouraged by Saul, raises up Samuel (28:9-14)
	Saul, hearing his ruin foretold, faints (28:15-20)
	The woman and his servants refresh him (28:21-25)




Chapter 29


	David marches with the Philistine, but is rejected by their 
		princes (29:1-5)
	Achish dismisses him, with commendations (29:6-11)




Chapter 30


	The Amalekites spoil Ziklag (30:1-6)
	David, asking counsel, is encouraged by God to pursue them 
		(30:7-10)
	Means of a revived Egyptian, he is brought to the enemies, and 
		recovers all the spoil (30:11-21)
	David's law to divide the spoil between those who fight and those 
		who keep the supplies (30:22-25)
	He sends presents to his friends (30:26-31)




Chapter 31


	Saul having lost his army, and his sons slain, he and his 
		armorbearer kill themselves (31:1-6)
	The Philistines possess the towns abandoned by the Israelites 
		(31:7)
	They triumph over the dead bodies (31:8-10)
	The people of Jabesh-gilead, recovering the bodies, burn them 
		at Jabesh, and bury their bones (31:11-13)


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2 SAMUEL





Chapter 1


	News of Saul's overthrow is brought to David (1:1-6)
	The messenger accuses himself of Saul's death (1:7-14)
	And is slain by the command of David (1:15-16)
	David laments Saul and Jonathan with a song (1:17-27)




Chapter 2


	At God's direction, David and his company go up to Hebron, 
		where he is made king of Judah (2:1-4)
	He commends the people of Jabesh-gilead for their kindness 
		to Saul (2:5-7)
	Abner makes Ish-bosheth king of Israel (2:8-11)
	A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of 
		Joab's men (2:12-17)
	Asahel is slain (2:18-24)
	At Abner's motion Joab sounds a retreat (2:25-31)
	Asahel's burial (2:32)




Chapter 3


	During the war David still waxes stronger (3:1)
	Six sons are born to him in Hebron (3:2-5)
	Abner, displeased with Ish-bosheth (3:6-11)
	Transfers his allegiance to David (3:12)
	David requires as a condition of the alliance that his wife Michal 
		be brought to him (3:13-16)
	Abner, having communed with the Israelites, is feasted by David 
		and dismissed (3:17-21)
	Joab, returning from battle, is displeased with the king, and kills 
		Abner (3:22-27)
	David curses Joab (3:28-30)
	And mourns for Abner (3:31-39)




Chapter 4


	The Israelites being troubled at the death of Abner (4:1)
	Baanah and Rechab slay Ish-bosheth, and bring his head to 
		Hebron (4:2-8)
	David commands their death and the burial of  Ish-bosheth's 
		head (4:9-12)




Chapter 5


	The tribes come to Hebron to anoint David king over Israel 
		(5:1-3)
	David's age (5:4-5)
	Taking Zion from the Jebusites, he dwells there (5:6-10)
	Hiram sends to David (5:11-12)
	Eleven sons are born to him in Jerusalem (5:13-16)
	David, directed by God, smites the Philistines at Baal-perazim 
		(5:17-21)
	And again at the mulberry trees (5:22-25)




Chapter 6


	David transports the ark incorrectly from Kirjath-jearim on 
		a new cart (6:1-5)
	Uzzah is smitten a Perez-uzzah (6:6-8)
	God blesses Obed-edom for the ark (6:9-11)
	David, transports the ark correctly into Zion with sacrifices, 
		dances before it, which Michal despises him (6:12-16)
	He places it in a tabernacle with great joy and feasting (6:17-19)
	Michal, reproving David for his religious joy, is childless to 
		her death (6:20-23)




Chapter 7


	David to build God a house (7:1-3)
	God's covenant with David (7:4-11)
	He promises David blessings in his seed (7:12-17)
	David's prayer and thanksgiving (7:18-29)




Chapter 8


	David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites (8:1-2)
	David smites Hadadezer and the Syrians (8:3-8)
	Toi sends Joram with presents to bless him (8:9-13)
	David puts garrisons in Edom (8:14-15)
	David's officers (8:16-18)




Chapter 9


	David, by Ziba, sends for Mephibosheth (9:1-6)
	For Jonathan's sake he entertains him at his table and 
		restores him all that was Saul's (9:7-8)
	He makes Ziba his farmer (9:9-13)




Chapter 10


	David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun the son of Nahash, 
		are shamefully treated (10:1-5)
	The Ammonites are overcome by Joab and Abishai (10:6-14)
	Shobach, rallying the Syrians at Helam, is slain by David 
		(10:15-19)




Chapter 11


	While Joab besieges Rabbah, David commits adultery with 
		Bath-sheba (11:1-5)
	Uriah, sent for by David to cover the adultery, will not go home 		either sober or drunk (11:6-13)
	He brings to Joab a letter which assures his death (11:14-17)
	Joab sends the news thereof to David (11:18-25)
	David takes Bath-sheba as his wife (11:26-27)




Chapter 12


	Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own 
		judge (12:1-6)
	David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin (12:7-14)
	David mourns and prays for the child (12:15-23)
	Solomon is born and named Jedidiah (12:24-25)
	David takes Rabbah and sets its people to labor (12:26-31)




Chapter 13


	Ammon defiles Tamar (13:1-14)
	He hates her and shamefully turns her away (13:15-18)
	Absalom comforts her and conceals his purpose to avenge her 
		(13:19-22)
	At a sheepshearing, among all the king's sons, he kills Ammon 
		(13:23-29)
	David, grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab (13:30-36)
	Absalom flees to Talmai at Geshur (13:37-39)




Chapter 14


	David is induced to permit Absalom's return (14:1-22)
	Absalom is brought back to Jerusalem (14:23-24)
	Absalom's beauty, hair, and children (14:25-27)
	After two years, Absalom is brought by Joab into the king's 
		presence (14:28-33)




Chapter 15


	Absalom wins the affection of Israel (15:1-6)
	He obtains leave to go to Hebron, where he instigates a 
		conspiracy (15:7-12)
	David flees from Jerusalem (15:13-18)
	Ittai the Gittite will not leave him (15:19-23)
	Zadok and Abiathar are sent back with the ark (15:24-29)
	David and his company go up Mount Olivet weeping (15:30)
	He curses Ahithophel's counsel (15:31)
	Hushai is sent back with instructions (15:32-37)




Chapter 16


	Ziba, by presents and false suggestions, obtains his master's 
		inheritance (16:1-4)
	At Bahurim, Shimei curses David (16:5-8)
	David with patience abstains, and restrains others, from revenge 
		(16:9-14)
	Hushai insinuates himself into Absalom's counsel (16:15-19)
	Ahithophel's counsel (16:20-23)




Chapter 17


	Ahithophel's counsel is overthrown by Hushai's, according to 
		God's plan (17:1-14)
	Secret intelligence is sent unto David (17:15-22)
	Ahithophel hangs himself (17:23-24)
	Amasa is made captain  (17:25-26)
	David is furnished with provisions (17:27-29)




Chapter 18


	David, viewing his armies in their march, charges them to deal 
		kindly with Absalom (18:1-5)
	David's enemies are defeated in the wood of Ephraim (18:6-8)
	Absalom, hanging in an oak, is slain by Joab (18:9-17)
	Absalom's monument (18:18)
	Ahimaaz and the Cushite bring tidings to David (18:19-33)




Chapter 19


	Joab causes the king to cease his mourning (19:1-8)
	The Israelites desire to bring the king back (19:9-10)
	David sends to the priests to stir up the people of Judah 
		(19:11-17)
	Shimei is pardoned (19:18-23)
	Mephibosheth excused (19:24-31)
	Barzillai is retired and Chimham, his son, is taken into the 
		king's family (19:32-40)
	The Israelites expostulate with Judah for bringing home the king 
		without them (19:41-43)




Chapter 20


	Because of the quarrel, Sheba makes a division in Israel 
		(20:1-2)
	David's ten concubines are shut up in perpetual prison (20:3)
	Amasa, made captain over Judah, is slain by Joab (20:4-13)
	Joab pursues Sheba the son of Bichri unto Abel (20:14-15)
	A wise woman saves the city (20:16-22)
	David's officers (20:23-26)




Chapter 21


	Three years of famine cease when seven of Saul's descendants 
		are hanged (21:1-9)
	Rizpah's kindness to the dead (21:10-11)
	David buries the bones of Saul and Jonathan (21:12-14)
	Four battles against the Philistines, wherein four valiants of David 
		slay four giants (21:15-22)




Chapter 22


	A psalm of thanksgiving (22:1-51)




Chapter 23


	David professes his faith in God's promises to be beyond sense 
		or experience (23:1-5)
	The different state of the wicked (23:6-7)
	A catalogue of David's mighty men (23:8-39)




Chapter 24


	David forces Joab to number the people (24:1-4)
	The captains complete the numbering in nine months and 
		twenty days (24:5-9)
	David, having three plagues proposed by Gad, chooses the 
		three days' pestilence (24:10-14)
	After the death of seventy thousand, David repents (24:15-17)
	David purchases Araunah's threshing floor, where the plague is 
		stayed (24:18-25)

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