A Ralph Johnson
Theme: Life of Saul, the First King
Samuel was the last Judge
CHAPTERS &
KEY WORDS
1 : Birth
3 : Call
2 : Eli
4 : Ark
5 : Plague
6 : Return
7 : Eben-ezer
8 : King
OUTLINE
31ch(2) ( brief )
I. JUDGESHIP OF SAMUEL (chap. 1 --12)
A. Birth and Infancy of Samuel (1: 1
—2:11)
1. Setting for Samuel's birth. (1: 1 -8)
Elkanah, a Levite in Ephraim, had two wives, Hanah and Peninnah. ( 2 )
Hannah, provoked by Peninnah for being barren. ( 6 )
2. Hanah's vow offering her first son to Jehovah. ( 11 )
3. Eli, the priest, grants her petition. (1: 12 -18)
4. Samuel born (1: 19 -20)
5. Samuel presented to the Lord (1: 23 -28)
6. Hanah's prayer of thanksgiving. (2: 1 -11)
B. Call of Samuel (2: 12 —3:21)
1. Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas, pervert the sacrifices. (2: 12 -17)
2. Samuel's service in the tabernacle (2: 18 -21)
Hannah, his mother, brings a coat each year. ( 19 )
Hannah has three more sons and two daughters. ( 21 )
3. Eli's sons consort with women. (2: 22 -26)
4. Man of God's warning of death of Eli's sons. (2: 27 -36)
5. Samuel's call. (3: 1 -18) (Priest, judge and first oral prophet.)
Doom coming on Eli's house. 10
6. Samuel established as a prophet. (3: 19 -21)
C. End of Eli's house after 40 year reign (chap. 4 )
1. Philistines capture the Ark (4: 1 -11) and take it to Ashdod.
Eli's sons slain. ( 11 )
2. Eli (98 years) falls backwards and breaks neck (4: 12 -18)
3. Phnehas's dying wife brings forth “ Ichabod ” (“ The glory has departed ”) ( 21 )
D.
Captivity of the Ark (chap. 5 —7)
1.
Ark in temple of the god, Dagon, at Ashdod (5: 1 -5)
Dagon falls twice. Head and Palms of hands broken off. ( 3 )
2.
Ark in Ashdod (5: 6 ) –plague of tumors
3.
Ark in Gath (5: 8 -9) –Plague of tumors
4.
Ark in Ekron (5: 10 -12) –Plague
5.
Decision to return the Ark after seven months (6: 1 -9)
6.
Ark returned on cart pulled by two cows (6: 10 -18)
7.
Men of Beth-shemesh smitten for looking into the ark. (6: 19 -21)
8.
Ark in house of Abinidab (7: 1 -2)
9.
Ark in Kiriath-Jearim 20 years. ( 2 )
10.
Israel cleansed from idolatry (7: 3 -4)
11.
Defeat of the Philistines at Mizpah (7: 7 -11) (terrorized by thunder)
12.
Eben-ezer stone set up at Mizpah (7: 12 -14)
13.
Samuel's Judgeship (7: 15 -17)
E. Saul Installed as the first king (chap. 8 —11)
1. Bribes of Samuel's sons Joel and Abijah (8: 1 -3)
2. The people demand a king like other nations (8: 4 -5)
p.1 (N-64b) = OT-090

1 Samuel, continued
9 : Saul
10 : Anoint
11 : Ammonites
12 : Warning
13 : Sacrifice
14 : Vow
15 : Agag
16 : David
17 : Goliath
18 : Jealousy
19 : Jonathan
20 : Covenant
3. Jehovah instructs Samuel (8: 6 -9)
4. Samuel warns of what a king will really be like (8: 10 -18)
5. The people persist. (8: 19 -22)
6. Samuel chooses Saul, a Benjamite, who is seeking his father's asses. (9: 1 -27)
Feast prepared ( 22 ). Talk on the housetop. ( 25)
7. Samuel anoints Saul. (10: 1 -8)
8. Saul among the prophets (10: 9 -16)
9. Saul accepted by the people (10: 17 -24)
10. Ammonites defeated by Saul. (11: 1 -11)
11 Saul made king at Gilgal (11: 14 -15)
F. Samuel's reign as Judge ends (chap. 12 )
Warning against rebellion. Thunder and rain called as sign ( 16)
II. REIGN OF SAUL (chap. 13 —31)
A. Early days of Saul's reign (chap. 13 —14)
1. Jonathan, attacks Philistines at Geba. (13: 1 -4)
2. Philistine response (13: 5 -7)
3. Saul's unauthorized sacrifice (13: 9 -14).
Samuel warns of loss of the kingdom ( 11)
4. Preparation for battle. (13: 15 -23)
Saul has 600 men but no weapons in Israel ( 19)
5. Jonathan and armor-bearer surprise Philistines. (14: 1 -17)
6. Philistines fight each other and routed. (14: 18 -23)
7. Saul's foolish vow. Jonathan eats honey. (14: 24 -30)
8. Hungry people eat blood ( 32 ). Altar built. (14: 35 )
9. Jonathan condemned for eating a little honey ( 42 ). Saved by the people.(14: 45 )
10. Saul's victories. Saul's family. (14: 49 -52)
B. Saul rejected from being king (chap. 15 )
1. Saul's saves Amalekite king, Agag and best of spoils. (15: 7 -9)
2. Saul rejected (15: 10 -35)
C. David chosen as Saul's successor (chap. 16 )
1. Samuel anoints David. (16: 1 -13)
2. David plays for Saul to sooth evil spirit. (16: 14 -23)
D. Philistine giant slain by David (chap. 17 )
E. David in Saul's court (chap. 18 )
1. Covenant between David and Jonathan. (18: 1 -4)
2. Saul's jealousy over praise David's victory over Philistines. (18: 6 -16)
3. Saul tries to spear David. (18: 10 -16)
4. Saul's daughter, Merab, offered to David. (18: 17 -21)
5. Saul's daughter, Michal, given to David (18: 22 -30)
(David kills 200 Philistines for Michal.) ( 26)
F. David's Flight from Saul's court (chap. 19 )
1. Jonathan saves David. (19: 1 -7)
2. Michael saves David. (19: 8 -17)
3. David flees to Samuel at Ramah. (19: 18 -24)
(Saul and his messengers follow and prophecy) ( 22 )
G. Jonathan and David's covenant (chap. 20 )
p.2 (N-64b) = OT-090

1 Samuel, continued
24 : Cave
25 : Nabal
26 : Spared
27 : Philistines
21 : Showbread
22 : Cave
23 : City
28
29
30
: Witch
: Philistines
: Raid
Feast. ( 24 -34) Jonathan's arrow message ( 35 -42)
H. David's Flight to Gath (chap. 21 )
1. Flight to the priest, Ahimelech at Nob. (21: 1 -6)
Priest gives David bread from the tabernacle ( 3 )
Doeg, the Edomite observes. (21: 7 )
Sword of Goliath Given to David. ( 8 )
2. David flees to Achish, king of Gath ( 10)
David feigns madness. (21: 13 -15)
I. Saul's reprisals (chap. 22 )
1. David flees to the Cave of Adullam (22: 1 -2)
2. David goes to Mizpeh of Moab. (22: 3 -5)
Prophet, Gad, warns David to go to Judah. ( 5 )
3. Priests and their city, Nob, destroyed. (22: 6 -19)
4. Abiathar, the priest, protected by David. (22: 20 -23)
J. Saul pursues David to Keilah (chap. 23 )
1. Jehovah sends David to Keilah to fight against the Philistines (23: 1 -5)
2. Abiathar, the priest, flees to David with an ephod (23: 6 )
3. Saul plots to capture David at Keilah. (23: 7 )
3. David consults with Abiathar and goes to wilderness of Ziph. (23: 8 -14)
3. Jonathan meets with David. (23: 16 -18)
4. Ziphite conspiracy against David. (23: 19 -23)
5. David goes to Maon, in the Arabah. (23: 24 -26)
6. Philistine invasion causes Saul to stop following David (23: 27 -28)
7. David goes to En-gedi. (23: 29 )
K. Saul's life spared by David in En-gedi (chap. 24 )
(Cave in the wilderness of En-gedi.)
L. Nabal and Abigail (chap. 25 )
1. Samuel's death (25: 1 )
2. Nabal's folly against David in Maon.(25: 2 -13)
3. Abigail's intercession. (25: 14 -35)
4. Nabal stricken and dies (25: 36 -38)
5. David marries Abigail and Ahinoam. (25: 39 -44)
M. David spares Saul's life in wilderness of Ziph (chap. 26 )
Spear and cruse of water taken while Saul sleeps. ( 11 )
N. David receives Ziklag as a refuge (chap. 27 )
1. David goes to Philistines, in Gath (27: 1 -4)
2. King Achish gives Ziklag to David. (27: 5 -7)
3. David invades the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites ( 8 )
4. Achish deceived to believe David fought Israel. ( 12 )
O. Saul warned of his death (chap. 28 )
(Woman of Endor brings up Samuel for Saul.) ( 7 -25)
P. Philistines reject David from battle with Saul ( chap.
29 )
Q. Amalekites raiders destroyed (chap. 30 )
1. Amalekites raid Ziklag and take captives. (30: 1 -6)
p.3 (N-64b) = OT-090

1 Samuel, continued
31 : Death
3. David pursues and defeats them. (30: 7 -20)
4. Spoil divided justly. (30: 22 -25)
5. Gifts sent to Elders of Israel. (30: 26 -31)
R. Saul's final battle (chap. 31 ; 1Chron. 10: 1 -14)
1. Saul, Jonathan and other sons slain.
(Saul and armor bearer fall on swords). (31: 5 -7)
2. Saul and sons buried (31: 11 -13)
Saul's Armor put in house of Ashtaroth 10 .
Saul and sons fastened to wall of Bethshan 10 .
Valiant men retrieve them, burn their bodies and bury their bones. 11
p.4 (N-64b) = OT-090