OUTLINES FOR THE BOOK OF I AND II SAMUEL
1st Samuel
I. 1 Samuel: God’s Prophet, Priest, and Judge (Chapters 1 – 8)
A. Birth of Samuel (Chapters 1-2)
1. Hannah’s prayer and answer (Chapter 1)
2. Hannah’s prophetic prayer, Samuel in temple (Chapter 2)
B. Call of Samuel (Chapter 3)
C. Last judge and first prophet (Chapters 4 – 8)
1. Ark captured by Philistines, word of God to Samuel fulfilled. i.e. Eli dies and his sons slain. (Chapter 4)
2. God judged Philistines because of the ark. Ark returned to Bethshemesh. (Chapters 5 – 6)
3. Samuel leads revival, victory at Ebenezer. (Chapter 7)
4. Israel rejects God and demands a king. (Chapter 8)
Samuel warns nation but promises a king.
II. Saul: Satan’s man (Chapters 9 – 15)
A. Saul Received. (Chapters 9 -10)
1. Saul chosen as king. (Chapter 9)
2. Saul anointed as king. (Chapter 10)
B. Saul reigning. (Chapter 11 – 12)
1. Saul’s victory over Ammonites. (Chapter 11)
2. Transfer of authority from Samuel to Saul (Chapter 12)
C. Saul rejected. (Chapter 13- 15)
1. Saul’s rebellion against God (Chapter 13)
2. Jonathan responsible for victory over Philistines but Saul takes credit. (Chapter 14)
3. Saul’s rebellion and disobedience regarding Agag. (Chapter 15)
III. David: God’s man and Saul: Satan’s man (Chapter 16 -31)
A. David anointed. (Chapter 16)
B. David trained. (Chapter 17 – 18)
1. David slays Goliath, giant of Goth (Chapter 17)
2. Jonathan and David make covenant. Saul gives his daughter Michal to David. (Chapter 18)
C. David disciplined. (Chapters 19 – 30)
1. Saul attempts to kill David again. (Chapter 19)
2. Jonathan helps David escape (Chapter 20)
3. David escapes to Nob and Gath (Chapter 21)
4. David gathers his men, Saul slays priests (Chapter 22)
5. David fights Philistines, Saul Pursues David, Jonathan and David make covenant (Chapter 23)
6. David spares Saul’s life at En-gedi (Chapter 24)
7. Samuel dies, David and Abigail (Chapter 25)
8. David spares Saul’s life again in wilderness of Ziph (Chapter 26)
9. David retreats to the land of Philistia (Ziklag) (Chapter 27)
10. Saul goes to a witch at Endor (Chapter 28)
11. Philistines do not trust David in battle (Chapter 29)
12. David fights Amalekites because of destruction at Ziklag (Chapter 30)
D. Saul Mortally wounded in battle now commits suicide. (Chapter 31)
NOTE: Key Verse of I Samuel is 1 Samuel 10: 25.
2nd Samuel
I. Triumphs of David (Chapters 1 – 10)
A. David mourns death of Saul and Jonathan (Chapter 1)
B. David made king over Judah (Chapter 2)
C. Civil war – Abner joins with David but murdered by Joab (Chapter 3)
D. Ish-bosheth, son of Saul killed (Chapter 4)
E. David made king over all Israel: Moves his capital to Jerusalem (Chapter 5)
F. David’s wrong and right attempts to bring the ark to Jerusalem (Chapter 6)
G. God’s covenant to build House of David (Chapter 7)
H. David consolidates his kingdom (Chapter 8)
I. David befriends Mephibosheh (Chapter 9)
J. David wars against Ammon and Syria (Chapter 10)
II. Troubles of David (Chapter 11-24)
A. David’s two great sins (Chapter 11)
B. Nathan faces David with his sins, David repents (Chapter 12)
C. David’s daughter Tamar raped by Ammon. Ammon murdered by Absalom (Chapter 13)
D. David permits Absalom to return (Chapter 14)
E. Absalom rebels against David. (Chapter 15)
F. Ziba, Mephiboseth’s servant, deceives David, Shimei curses David (Chapter 16)
G. Absalom advisors disagree on attack against David (Chapter 17)
H. Absalom slain and David mourns (Chapter 18)
I. David restored to throne (Chapter 19)
J. Sheba revolts against David (Chapter 20)
K. Three years of famine, Gibeonites take vengeance on house of Saul, war with Philistines (Chapter 21)
L. David’s song of deliverance ((Psalm 18)), (Chapter 22)
M. David’s last words, David’s might men. (Chapter 23)
N. David’s sin in taking the census, chooses punishment, and buys threshing floor of Araunah.
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