1 Samuel by Samuel (-1900)
1 Samuel is a work of the Bible that tells the story of the prophet Samuel and the rise of the kingdom of Israel. It begins with the birth of Samuel and his dedication to God by his mother, Hannah. It then follows Samuel's life as he is chosen by God to be a prophet and judge of Israel. He anoints Saul as the first king of Israel and then David as the second. The book also recounts the stories of Saul's disobedience to God and his eventual downfall, and David's rise to power and his many victories over the Philistines. It ends with the death of Samuel and the ascension of David as king of Israel.
By Samuel · First published -1900 · Genre: Religious Text, Historical Fiction, Mythology · 31 chapters · 24,992 words
First lines
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Samuel
- Date: 1900 BCE
- Language: English
- Genres: Religious Text, Historical Fiction, Mythology
- Length: 24,992 words
- Structure: 31 chapters, 810 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Religious Text — 1 Samuel is a book of the Bible, which is a collection of religious texts.
- Historical Fiction — 1 Samuel is a narrative of the history of the Israelites, and thus is a form of historical fiction.
- Mythology — 1 Samuel contains stories of the Israelites' gods and heroes, making it a form of mythology.
Tags
God's priorities · answered · ark · arose · brought · city · david · day · eli · evil · father · god
Contents
- Birth of Samuel
- Song of Ana
- The Lord calls Samuel
- The Philistines captured the ark
- The ark in the land of the filisteoss
- The Philistines return the ark
- The Philistines return the ark
- Israel asks King
- Saul was elected king
- Saul was elected king
- Saul defeats the Ammonites
- Speech of Samuel to the people
- War with the Philistines
- War with the Philistines
- Saul disobeys and discarded
- Samuel anoints David
- David slays Goliath
- Covenant of Jonathan and David
- Saul tries to kill David
- Friendship of David and Jonathan
- David flees from Saul
- David flees from Saul
- David in the wilderness
- David Spares Saul's Life in En Gedi
- David and Abigail
- David Spares Saul's Life in Zif
- David among the Philistines
- David among the Philistines
- The Philistines trust David
- David Defeats the Amalekites
- Death of Saul and his sons