1 Samuel Outline

 

I.   The life and ministry

     of Samuel.......................1:1-7:17

     A. The birth and childhood

      of Samuel....................1:1-4:1a

     B. The capture and return

      of the ark...................4:1b-7:1

     C. The victory over the

      Philistines..................7:2-17

 

II.  The life and ministry

     of Saul.........................8:1-14:52

     A. Israel's request for

      a king.......................8:1-22

     B. Political life of

      Saul.........................9:1-12:25

     C. War of independence..........13:1-14:52

 

III. The life and early ministry

     of David........................15:1-31:13

     A. Saul rejected by

      Samuel.......................15:1-35

     B. David anointed to

      be king......................16:1-13

     C. David in the court

      of Saul......................16:14-19:17

     D. David in exile...............19:18-31:13

 

1 Samuel has 31 chapters, 810 verses, 25,061 words.