4. Palestine in the Time of Saul
About 1020 B.C.
Source: http://www.biblesnet.com/atlas/
5. Saul is Rejected as King
(I Samuel 15:13-23
Source: http://clipart.christiansunite.com/
6. I. INTRODUCTION
TO THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL
AUTHORS: Samuel and others DATE: 930 B.C. and later
Authors Though the two books of Samuel are named for the key figure of the
early chapters, Samuel could not have written more than part of 1 Samuel since his
death is recorded in chapter 25. That he did in fact write a book is attested to in 1
Samuel 10:25. First Chronicles 29:29 indicates that Nathan and Gad also wrote
about the events recorded in Samuel.
Background Samuel emerged as the last judge in the 350-year span of the
judges. The book covers a period of about 115 years, from the childhood of Samuel
to the beginning of the reign of King David. Appearing on the scene during one of
the darkest periods of Israel’s history, Samuel called the people to a revival of the
true worship of Yahweh (the LORD); Acts 3:24). He was also a kingmaker,
anointing both Saul (10:1) and David (16:13). Thus 1 Samuel forms the link
between the judges and the monarchy.
Contents First Samuel focuses on three principal characters: Samuel, Saul, and
David (2 Samuel centers exclusively on David). The principal lesson of the book
has to do with the effects of sin and holiness in relation to the people and their
leaders. Well-known stories in the book include that of David and Goliath (chap.
17), David and Jonathan (chap. 18), and Saul and the witch of Endor (chap. 28).
7. II. OUTLINE OF 1 SAMUEL
I. Samuel, the Last Judge, 1:1-8:22
A. His Early Life and Call, 1:1-3:21
1. His mother, 1:1-2:10
a. Her sorrow, 1:1-18
b. Her supplication, 1:9-18
c. Her son, 1:19-23
d. Her sacrifice, 1:24-28
e. Her song, 2:1-10
2. His ministry, 2:11-3:21
a. The situation at Shiloh, 2:11-36
b. The summons to Samuel, 3:1-21
B. His War With the Philistines, 4:1-7:2
8. 1. The capture of the Ark by the Philistines, 4:1-22
a. The defeat of Israel, 4:1-1
b. The death of Eli, 4:12-18
c. The departure of the glory: Ichabod, 4:19-22
2. The curse of the Ark on the Philistines, 5:1-12
3. The return of the Ark by the Philistines, 6:1-7:1
C. Her Revival Ministry to Israel, 7:2-17
D. His Warning to Israel Concerning their Demand of a King, 8:1-22
II. Saul, the First King, 9:1-31:13
9. A. The Rise of Saul, 9:1-11:15
1. The choosing of Saul, 9:1-27
2. The coronation of Saul, 10:1-27
3. The conquest of the Ammonites, 1:1-15
B. The Reminder by Samuel, 12:1-25
C. The Rejection of Saul, 13:1-15:35
1. His sinful offering, 13:1-22
2. His rash vows, 13:23-14:52
3. His partial obedience, 15:1-35
D. The Replacement of Saul by David, 16:1-23
1. David chosen and anointed, 16:1-13
1. David employed at Saul’s court, 16:14-23
E. The Rise of David over Saul, 17:1-18:30
1. David’s defeat of Goliath, 17:1-58
10. 2. David’s friendship with Jonathan, 18:1-4
3. David’s relations with Saul, 18:5-16
4. David’s marriage, 18:17-30
F. The Rejection of David by Saul, 19:1-26:25
1. David protected by Jonathan, 19:1-10
2. David protected by Michal, 19:11-17
3. David protected by Samuel, 19:18-24
4. David protected by Jonathan, 20:1-42
5. David protected by Ahimelech, 21:1-9
6. David protected by Achish, 21:10-15
7. David and his band of men, 22:1-26:25
a. In the cave of Adullam and in Mizpah, 22:1-5
b. Saul slays the priests, 22:6-23
c. At Keilah, 23:1-12
d. In the Desert of Ziph, 23:13-29
e. At En Gedi, David spares Saul, 24:1-22
f. David and Abigail, 25:1-44
g. In the Desert of Ziph, David spares Saul again, 26:1-25
G. The Refuge of David in Philistine Territory, 27:1-31:13
1. David becomes a Philistine servant, 27:1-31:13
2. Saul consults the medium at Endor, 28:3-25
3. David dismissed by the Philistines, 29:1-11
4. David destroys the Amalekites, 30:1-31
5. The Philistines and the death of Saul, 31:1-13
11. ■ Source of Commentaries and Outline and Bible Verses: The RYRIE Study Bible – New
International Version
■ Source of Images: Free Bible Images & Photobucket
III. BibleGateway
Available Versions
Language Version Available Versions
አአአአ (AM) – Amharic New Amharic Standard Version PDF
Amuzgo de Guerrero
(AMU) – Amuzgo Guerrero
Amuzgo de Guerrero (AMU) Text (NT)
العربية (AR) – Arabic Arabic Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-
AR)
Text
12. Arabic Life Application Bible (ALAB) Text
अवधी (AWA) – Awadhi Awadhi Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-
AWA)
Text
Pavithar Bible (New India Bible Version) PDF (NT)
Български (BG)
– Bulgarian
1940 Bulgarian Bible (BG1940) Text
Bulgarian Bible (BULG) Text
Bulgarian New Testament: Easy-to-Read
Version (ERV-BG)
Text (NT)
Bulgarian Protestant Bible (BPB) Text
Chinanteco de Comaltepec
(CCO)
Chinanteco de Comaltepec (CCO) Text (NT)
Cebuano (CEB) Ang Pulong Sa Dios (APSD-CEB) Text (NT)
አአአ አአአአአ (CHR)
– Cherokee
Cherokee New Testament (CHR) Text (NT)
Cakchiquel Occidental
(CKW) – Kaqchikel
Cakchiquel Occidental (CKW) Text (NT)
Čeština (CS) – Czech Bible 21 (B21) Text
Slovo na cestu (SNC) Text (NT)
Bible Kralická Audio (NT)
Dansk (DA) – Danish Bibelen på hverdagsdansk (BPH) Text
Dette er Biblen på dansk (DN1933) Text
Deutsch (DE) – German Hoffnung für Alle (HOF) Text (NT)
Luther Bibel 1545 (LUTH1545) Text
Neue Genfer Übersetzung (NGU-DE) Text (NT)
Schlachter 1951 (SCH1951) Text
Schlachter 2000 (SCH2000) Text
English (EN) 21st Century King James Version (KJ21) Text
American Standard Version (ASV) Text
Amplified Bible (AMP) Text
Common English Bible (CEB) Text (with
Apocrypha)
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) Text
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Text
Darby Translation (DARBY) Text
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
(DRA)
Text (with
Apocrypha)
Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Text
English Standard Version (ESV) Text
Audio (NT)
English Standard Version Anglicised Text
13. (ESVUK)
Expanded Bible (EXB) Text
1599 Geneva Bible (GNV) Text
GOD’S WORD Translation (GW) Text
Good News Translation (GNT) Text (with
Apocrypha)
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Text
Audio
J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) Text (NT)
Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) Text
King James Version (KJV) Text
Audio
Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV) Text
Lexham English Bible (LEB) Text
Audio (NT)
Living Bible (TLB) Text
The Message (MSG) Text
Mounce Reverse-Interlinear New
Testament (MOUNCE)
Text (NT)
Names of God Bible (NOG) Text
New American Standard Bible (NASB) Text
Audio
New Century Version (NCV) Text
New English Translation (NET Bible) Text
New International Reader's Version
(NIRV)
Text
New International Version (NIV) Text
Audio
New International Version - UK (NIVUK) Text
New King James Version (NKJV) Text
New Life Version (NLV) Text
New Living Translation (NLT) Text
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Text (with
Apocrypha)
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
(NRSVA)
Text (with
Apocrypha)
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)
Text
New Revised Standard Version Catholic
Edition (NRSVCE)
Text
Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB) Text
Revised Standard Version (RSV) Text (with
14. Apocrypha)
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
(RSVCE)
Text
The Voice (VOICE) Text
World English Bible (WEB) Text
Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE) Text (NT)
Wycliffe Bible (WYC) Text
Young's Literal Translation (YLT) Text
Español (ES) – Spanish La Biblia de las Américas (LBLA) Text
Audio (NT)
Dios Habla Hoy (DHH) Text (with
Apocrypha)
Jubilee Bible 2000 (Spanish) (JBS) Text
Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
(NBLH)
Text
Nueva Traducción Viviente (NTV) Text
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
(CST)
Text
Nueva Versión Internacional (NVI) Text
Audio
Palabra de Dios para Todos (PDT) Text
La Palabra (España) (BLP) Text
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica) (BLPH) Text
Reina Valera Contemporánea (RVC) Text
Reina-Valera 1960 (RVR1960) Text
Reina Valera 1977 (RVR1977) Text
Reina-Valera 1995 (RVR1995) Text
Reina-Valera Antigua (RVA) Text
Traducción en lenguaje actual (TLA) Text (with
Apocrypha)
فارسی (FA) – Persian Farsi New Testament Audio (Ps/Pr/NT)
Farsi Ebook Bible PDF
Suomi (FI) – Finnish Raamattu 1933/38 (R1933) Text
Français (FR) – French La Bible du Semeur (BDS) Text
Louis Segond (LSG) Text
Nouvelle Edition de Genève – NEG1979
(NEG1979)
Text
Segond 21 (SG21) Text
Κοινη (GRC) – Greek 1550 Stephanus New Testament
(TR1550)
Text (NT)
15. 1881 Westcott-Hort New Testament
(WHNU)
Text (NT)
1894 Scrivener New Testament (TR1894) Text (NT)
SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT) Text (NT)
עיברית (HE) – Hebrew Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh (HHH) Text (NT)
The Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC) Text (OT)
िहिन्दी (HI) – Hindi Hindi Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-
HI)
Text
Ilonggo (HIL) – Hiligaynon Ang Pulong Sang Dios (HLGN) Text
Hrvatski (HR) – Croatian Knijga O Kristu (CRO) Text (NT)
Kreyòl ayisyen (HT)
– Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole Version (HCV) Text
Magyar (HU) – Hungarian Hungarian Károli (KAR) Text
Hungarian Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
(ERV-HU)
Text
Hungarian New Translation (NT-HU) Text
Hawai‘i Pidgin (HWC) Hawai‘i Pidgin (HWP) Text (NT)
Íslenska (IS) – Icelandic Icelandic Bible (ICELAND) Text
Italiano (IT) – Italian La Bibbia della Gioia (BDG) Text (NT)
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (CEI) Text (with
Apocrypha)
La Nuova Diodati (LND) Text
Nuova Riveduta 1994 (NR1994) Text
Nuova Riveduta 2006 (NR2006) Text
日本語 (JA) – Japanese Japanese Living Bible PDF
Audio (NT)
Jacalteco, Oriental (JAC)
– Jakaltek
Jacalteco, Oriental (JAC) Text (NT)
Kekchi (KEK) – Kekchi Kekchi (KEK) Text (NT)
한국어 (KO) – Korean Korean Living New Testament PDF (NT)
Kurdî (KU) – Kurdish Kurdish-Sorani Ebook Bible PDF (NT)
Latina (LA) – Latin Biblia Sacra Vulgata (VULGATE) Text (with
Apocrypha)
Dholuo (LUO) – Dholuo Luo New Testament PDF (NT)
Māori (MI) – Maori Maori Bible (MAORI) Text
Македонски (MK)
– Macedonian
Macedonian New Testament (MNT) Text (NT)
Malayalam (ML)
– Malayalam
Malayalam Ebook Bible PDF (NT)
मराठी (MR) – Marathi Marathi Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
(ERV-MR)
Text
16. Mam, Central (MVC)
– Mam
Mam, Central (MVC) Text (NT)
Mam, Todos Santos (MVJ)
– Mam
Mam de Todos Santos Chuchumatán
(MVJ)
Text (NT)
Plautdietsch (NDS) – Low
German
Reimer 2001 (REIMER) Text (NT)
Audio
नेपाली (NE) – Nepali Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-
NE)
Text
Náhuatl de Guerrero
(NGU) – Nahuatl
Náhuatl de Guerrero (NGU) Text (NT)
Nederlands (NL) – Dutch Het Boek (HTB) Text
Norsk (NO) – Norwegian Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930 (DNB1930) Text
En Levende Bok (LB) Text (NT)
Ndebele (NR) – Southern
Ndebele
Ndebele Ebook Bible PDF (NT)
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (OR) – Oriya Oriya Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-
OR)
Text
Orominay (ORM) – West
Central Oromo
Kitaaba Qulqulluu (Ethiopic Script) PDF (NT)
Kitaaba Qulqulluu (Latin Script) PDF (NT)
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (PA) – Punjabi Punjabi Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
(ERV-PA)
Text
Polski (PL) – Polish Nowe Przymierze (NP) Text (NT)
Słowo Życia (SZ-PL) Text (NT)
Nawat (PPL) – Pipil Ne Bibliaj Tik Nawat (NBTN) Text (NT)
Português (PT)
– Portuguese
João Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada (AA) Text
Nova Versão Internacional (NVI-PT) Text
O Livro (OL) Text
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read
Version (VFL)
Text (NT)
Quichua (QU) Mushuj Testamento Diospaj Shimi (MTDS) Text (NT)
Quiché, Centro Occidenta
(QUT) – K'iche'
Quiché, Centro Occidental (QUT) Text (NT)
Română (RO) – Romanian Cornilescu (RMNN) Text
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română (NTLR) Text
Русский (RU) – Russian Russian New Testament: Easy-to-Read
Version (ERV-RU)
Text (NT)
Russian Synodal Version (RUSV) Text
Slovo Zhizny (SZ) Text
Slovenčina (SK) – Slovak Nádej pre kazdého (NPK) Text (NT)
1979 Slovak Bible Audio (NT)
Somali (SO) Somali Bible (SOM) Text
17. Shqip (SQ) – Albanian Albanian Bible (ALB) Text
Српски (SR) – Serbian Serbian New Testament: Easy-to-Read
Version (ERV-SR)
Text (NT)
Svenska (SV) – Swedish Nya Levande Bibeln (SVL) Text
Svenska 1917 (SV1917) Text
Svenska Folkbibeln (SFB) Text
Kiswahili (SW) – Swahili Neno: Bibilia Takatifu (SNT) Text (NT)
Audio (NT)
தமிழ் (TA) – Tamil Tamil Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-
TA)
Text
ภาษาไทย (TH) – Thai Thai New Contemporary Bible (TNCV) Text
Thai New Testament: Easy-to-Read
Version (ERV-TH)
Text (NT)
Tagalog (TL) – Tagalog Ang Salita ng Diyos (SND) Text (NT)
Twi (TWI) Nkwa Asem (NA-TWI) Text (NT)
Українська (UK)
– Ukrainian
Ukrainian Bible (UKR) Text
Ukrainian New Testament: Easy-to-Read
Version (ERV-UK)
Text (NT)
اردو (UR) – Urdu Urdu Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-
UR)
Text
Uspanteco (USP)
– Uspanteko
Uspanteco (USP) Text (NT)
Tiêng Viêt (VI)
– Vietnamese
1934 Vietnamese Bible (VIET) Text
Bản Dịch 2011 (BD2011) Text
Vietnamese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
(BPT)
Text
汉语 (ZH) – Chinese Chinese Contemporary Bible (CCB) Text
Audio
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read
Version (ERV-ZH)
Text (NT)
Chinese New Version (Traditional) (CNVT) Text
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
(CSBS)
Text (NT)
Audio (NT)
Chinese Standard Bible (Traditional)
(CSBT)
Text (NT)
Audio (NT)
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
(CUVS)
Text
Chinese Union Version (Traditional) (CUV) Text
Chinese Union Version Modern
Punctuation (Simplified) (CUVMPS)
Text
Chinese Union Version Modern
Punctuation (Traditional) (CUVMPT)
Text