1 Samuel 1:2
1:2 He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.
1 Samuel 1:4
1:4 Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he used to give meat portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
1 Samuel 1:28
1:28 Now I dedicate him to the Lord. From this time on he is dedicated to the Lord.” Then they worshiped the Lord there.
1 Samuel 2:3
2:3 Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly,
letting proud talk come out of your mouth!
For the Lord is a God who knows;
he evaluates what people do.
1 Samuel 2:9
2:9 He watches over his holy ones,
but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness,
for it is not by one’s own strength that one prevails.
1 Samuel 2:23
2:23 He said to them, “Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people.
1 Samuel 3:10
3:10 Then the Lord came and stood nearby, calling as he had previously done, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel replied, “Speak, for your servant is listening!”
1 Samuel 3:15
3:15 So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.
1 Samuel 5:6
5:6 The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.
1 Samuel 7:8
7:8 The Israelites said to Samuel, “Keep crying out to the Lord our God so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines!”
1 Samuel 7:12
7:12 Samuel took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Up to here the Lord has helped us.”
1 Samuel 8:15-16
8:15 He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators and his servants.
8:16 He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.
1 Samuel 9:12
9:12 They replied, “Yes, straight ahead! But hurry now, for he came to the town today, and the people are making a sacrifice at the high place.
1 Samuel 9:17-18
9:17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, “Here is the man that I told you about! He will rule over my people.”
9:18 As Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate, he said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”
1 Samuel 10:22
10:22 So they inquired again of the Lord, “Has the man arrived here yet?” The Lord said, “He has hidden himself among the equipment.”
1 Samuel 12:22
12:22 The Lord will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. The Lord was pleased to make you his own people.
1 Samuel 12:24
12:24 However, fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Just look at the great things he has done for you!
1 Samuel 13:8
13:8 He waited for seven days, the time period indicated by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the army began to abandon Saul.
1 Samuel 13:10
13:10 Just when he had finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel appeared on the scene. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.
1 Samuel 14:35
14:35 Then Saul built an altar for the Lord; it was the first time he had built an altar for the Lord.
1 Samuel 14:37
14:37 So Saul asked God, “Should I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But he did not answer him that day.
1 Samuel 14:49
Members of Saul’s Family
14:49 The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua. He had two daughters; the older one was named Merab and the younger Michal.
1 Samuel 15:29
15:29 The Preeminent One of Israel does not go back on his word or change his mind, for he is not a human being who changes his mind.”
1 Samuel 16:12
16:12 So Jesse had him brought in. Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The Lord said, “Go and anoint him. This is the one!”
1 Samuel 17:5
17:5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and was wearing scale body armor. The weight of his bronze body armor was five thousand shekels.
1 Samuel 17:30
17:30 Then he turned from those who were nearby to someone else and asked the same question, but they gave him the same answer as before.
1 Samuel 17:38
17:38 Then Saul clothed David with his own fighting attire and put a bronze helmet on his head. He also put body armor on him.
1 Samuel 17:54
17:54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his tent.
1 Samuel 17:57
17:57 So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. He still had the head of the Philistine in his hand.
1 Samuel 18:1
Saul Comes to Fear David
18:1 When David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.
1 Samuel 19:6
19:6 Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice and took an oath, “As surely as the Lord lives, he will not be put to death.”
1 Samuel 19:8-9
19:8 Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him.
19:9 Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre.
1 Samuel 19:21
19:21 When it was reported to Saul, he sent more messengers, but they prophesied too. So Saul sent messengers a third time, but they also prophesied.
1 Samuel 20:36
20:36 He said to his servant, “Run, find the arrows that I am about to shoot.” As the servant ran, Jonathan shot the arrow beyond him.
1 Samuel 20:40
20:40 Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the servant who was with him. He said to him, “Go, take these things back to the city.”
1 Samuel 22:4
22:4 So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold.
1 Samuel 22:19
22:19 As for Nob, the city of the priests, he struck down with the sword men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep – all with the sword.
1 Samuel 23:5
23:5 So David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. He took away their cattle and thoroughly defeated them. David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.
1 Samuel 24:15
24:15 May the Lord be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!”
1 Samuel 24:17
24:17 He said to David, “You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!
1 Samuel 25:5
25:5 he sent ten servants, saying to them, “Go up to Carmel to see Nabal and give him greetings in my name.
1 Samuel 25:14
25:14 But one of the servants told Nabal’s wife Abigail, “David sent messengers from the desert to greet our lord, but he screamed at them.
1 Samuel 25:37
25:37 In the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these matters. He had a stroke and was paralyzed.
1 Samuel 26:17-18
26:17 When Saul recognized David’s voice, he said, “Is that your voice, my son David?” David replied, “Yes, it’s my voice, my lord the king.”
26:18 He went on to say, “Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done?
1 Samuel 30:9
30:9 So David went, accompanied by his six hundred men. When he came to the Wadi Besor, those who were in the rear stayed there.
1 Samuel 30:19
30:19 There was nothing missing, whether small or great. He retrieved sons and daughters, the plunder, and everything else they had taken. David brought everything back.