Discovery Box| (0.15) | 1Sa 1:3 |
| Year after year 1 this man would go up from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh. It was there that the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, served as the Lord’s priests. |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 2:29 |
| Why are you 1 scorning my sacrifice and my offering that I commanded for my dwelling place? 2 You have honored your sons more than you have me by having made yourselves fat from the best parts of all the offerings of my people Israel.’ |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 3:5 |
| Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli 1 said, “I didn’t call you. Go back and lie down.” So he went back and lay down. |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 3:6 |
| The Lord again called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli 1 said, “I didn’t call you, my son. Go back and lie down.” |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 4:2 |
| The Philistines arranged their forces to fight 1 Israel. As the battle spread out, 2 Israel was defeated by 3 the Philistines, who 4 killed about four thousand men in the battle line in the field. |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 7:2 |
| It was quite a long time – some twenty years in all – that the ark stayed at Kiriath Jearim. All the people 1 of Israel longed for 2 the Lord. |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 8:12 |
| He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties, 1 as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment. |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 8:22 |
| The Lord said to Samuel, “Do as they say 1 and install a king over them.” Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Each of you go back to his own city.” |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 10:27 |
| But some wicked men 1 said, “How can this man save us?” They despised him and did not even bring him a gift. But Saul said nothing about it. 2 |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 11:15 |
| So all the people went to Gilgal, where 1 they established Saul as king in the Lord’s presence. They offered up peace offerings there in the Lord’s presence. Saul and all the Israelites were very happy. |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 14:13 |
| Jonathan crawled up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer following behind him. Jonathan struck down the Philistines, 1 while his armor bearer came along behind him and killed them. 2 |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 15:17 |
| Samuel said, “Is it not true that when you were insignificant in your own eyes, you became head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord chose 1 you as king over Israel. |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 15:18 |
| The Lord sent you on a campaign 1 saying, ‘Go and exterminate those sinful Amalekites! Fight against them until you 2 have destroyed them.’ |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 15:20 |
| Then Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed 1 the Lord! I went on the campaign 2 the Lord sent me on. I brought back King Agag of the Amalekites after exterminating the Amalekites. |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 15:30 |
| Saul 1 again replied, “I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the Lord your God.” |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 16:2 |
| Samuel replied, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!” But the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you 1 and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 16:4 |
| Samuel did what the Lord told him. 1 When he arrived in Bethlehem, 2 the elders of the city were afraid to meet him. They 3 said, “Do you come in peace?” |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 17:9 |
| If he is able to fight with me and strike me down, we will become your servants. But if I prevail against him and strike him down, you will become our servants and will serve us.” |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 19:22 |
| Finally Saul 1 himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the large cistern that is in Secu, he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” They said, “At Naioth in Ramah.” |
| (0.15) | 1Sa 23:17 |
| He said to him, “Don’t be afraid! For the hand of my father Saul cannot find you. You will rule over Israel, and I will be your second in command. Even my father Saul realizes this.” |
