Old Testament · History
1 Samuel
The transition from the judges to kingship, covering Samuel, Saul and the rise of David.
Book 9 of 66 · 31 chapters · 810 verses
Chapters
Selected passages from 1 Samuel
Passages from this book that have been reviewed as reading clearly on their own.
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
Reading a whole book
Chapter and verse numbers were added centuries after these texts were written, and they occasionally fall in awkward places. If a chapter seems to begin mid-thought, it may well be doing exactly that — reading the end of the previous chapter usually resolves it.