Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Samuel+005   Chapter Five (ESV) 1 When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon. 3 And when the people of Ashdod […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Samuel+004   Chapter Four (ESV) 1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. 2 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Samuel+003   Chapter Three (ESV) 1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. 2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Samuel+002   Chapter Two (ESV) 1 And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. 2 “There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is […]

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=1Samuel+001   1 Samuel Introduction The books commonly known as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings are really one long book. (They were separated due to the length of ancient scrolls.) Beginning with Samuel, the last of the judges, this book describes what happened in the days of […]