Getting Started Welcome to the Bible Reading Plan! We are so glad you are joining us for this journey through 1 Samuel, an Old Testament

Read 1 Samuel 2 Hannah’s Prayer 1 Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord;    in the Lord my horn is lifted high.My mouth boasts over my enemies,    for I

Read 1 Samuel 3 The Lord Calls Samuel 1 The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.

Read 1 Samuel 4 1 And Samuel’s word came to all Israel. The Philistines Capture the Ark Now the Israelites went out to fight against

Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of

Read 1 Samuel 5 The Ark in Ashdod and Ekron 1 After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to

Read 1 Samuel 6 The Ark Returned to Israel 1 When the ark of the Lord had been in Philistine territory seven months, 2 the Philistines called for the

Read 1 Samuel 7 1 So the men of Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord. They brought it to Abinadab’s house on the hill

Read 1 Samuel 8 Israel Asks for a King 1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders. 2 The name of his firstborn was

Read 1 Samuel 9 Samuel Anoints Saul 1 There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the

Read 1 Samuel 10 1 Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed you

Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of

Read 1 Samuel 11 Saul Rescues the City of Jabesh 1 Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said

Read 1 Samuel 12 Samuel’s Farewell Speech 1 Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to everything you said to me and have set a

Read 1 Samuel 13 Samuel Rebukes Saul 1 Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty- two years.

Read 1 Samuel 14 1 One day Jonathan son of Saul said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the Philistine outpost on the

Read 1 Samuel 15 The Lord Rejects Saul as King 1 Samuel said to Saul, “I am the one the Lord sent to anoint you king over his people Israel;

Read 1 Samuel 16 Samuel Anoints David 1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel?

Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of

Read 1 Samuel 17 David and Goliath 1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at

Read 1 Samuel 18 Saul’s Growing Fear of David 1 After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he

Read 1 Samuel 19 Saul Tries to Kill David 1 Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan had taken a

Read 1 Samuel 20 David and Jonathan 1 Then David fled from Naioth at Ramah and went to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done?

Read 1 Samuel 21 David at Nob 1 David went to Nob, to Ahimelek the priest. Ahimelek trembled when he met him, and asked, “Why are you

Read 1 Samuel 22 David at Adullam and Mizpah 1 David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father’s household

Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of

Read 1 Samuel 23 David Saves Keilah 1 When David was told, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors,” 2 he inquired of

Read 1 Samuel 24 David Spares Saul’s Life 1 After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the Desert of

Read 1 Samuel 25 David, Nabal and Abigail 1 Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him; and they buried him at

Read 1 Samuel 26 David Again Spares Saul’s Life 1 The Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of

Read 1 Samuel 27 David Among the Philistines 1 But David thought to himself, “One of these days I will be destroyed by the hand

Read 1 Samuel 28 1 In those days the Philistines gathered their forces to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, “You must understand that you

Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of

Read 1 Samuel 29 Achish Sends David Back to Ziklag 1 The Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, and Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel. 2 As the

Read 1 Samuel 30 David Destroys the Amalekites 1 David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and

Read 1 Samuel 31 Saul Takes His Life 1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on