◄ 1 Samuel 16:18 ►
One of the servants answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him."
Chapter Outline
1. Samuel sent by God, under pretense of a sacrifice, comes to Bethlehem
6. His human judgment is reproved
11. He anoints David
15. Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit
Timeline
1100 BCBirth of Samuel1 Samuel 1
1100 BCHannah's Song1 Samuel 2
1070 BCBattle of Shiloh1 Samuel 3
1070 BCPhilistines Take the Ark1 Samuel 4, 5
1070 BCPhilistines Return the Ark to Israel1 Samuel 6
1070 BCArk brought to Abinadab's House1 Samuel 7
1050 BCIsraelites Repent at Mizpeh1 Samuel 7:3
1043 BCSaul Becomes King1 Samuel 8 - 10
1042 BCSaul Defeats the Ammonites 1 Samuel 11, 12
1041 BCSaul's War with the Philistines1 Samuel 13
1041 BCJonathan's Miraculous Victory1 Samuel 14
1028 BCSaul's Disobedience and Samuel's Rebuke1 Samuel 15
1024 BCSamuel Anoints David at Bethlehem1 Samuel 16
1024 BCDavid Kills Goliath1 Samuel 17
1015 BCJonathan's Friendship with David1 Samuel 18
1014 BCDavid Protected from Saul1 Samuel 19
1013 BCDavid and Jonathan's Covenant1 Samuel 20
1012 BCDavid at Nob and Gath1 Samuel 21
1011 BCSaul Slays the Priests of Nob1 Samuel 22
1011 BCDavid Flees Saul1 Samuel 23
1011 BCDavid Spares Saul's Life1 Samuel 24
1011 BCSamuel Dies1 Samuel 25
1011 BCDavid Spares Saul a Second Time1 Samuel 26
1010 BCDavid Flees to the Philistines1 Samuel 27
1010 BCSaul and the Witch of Endor1 Samuel 28
1010 BCAchish Sends David Away1 Samuel 29
1010 BCDavid Destroys the Amalekites1 Samuel 30
1010 BCSaul and His Sons Killed1 Samuel 31
1 Samuel 16:17
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