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JPS Tanakh 1917Old Testament

1 Samuel

31 chapters

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  1. 1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of…
  2. 2And Hannah prayed, and said: my heart exulteth in the Lord, my horn is…
  3. 3And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word…
  4. 4And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against…
  5. 5Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from…
  6. 6And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven…
  7. 7And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord…
  8. 8And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges…
  9. 9Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel…
  10. 10Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and…
  11. 11Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead…
  12. 12And Samuel said unto all Israel: 'Behold, I have hearkened unto your…
  13. 13Saul was — years old when he began to reign; and two years he reigned…
  14. 14Now it fell upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the…
  15. 15And Samuel said unto Saul: 'The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king…
  16. 16And the lord said unto Samuel: 'How long wilt thou mourn for Saul…
  17. 17Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and they…
  18. 18And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that…
  19. 19And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they…
  20. 20And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan…
  21. 21(21-2) Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest; and Ahimelech…
  22. 22David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and…
  23. 23And they told David, saying: 'Behold, the Philistines are fighting…
  24. 24(24-2) And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the…
  25. 25And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and…
  26. 26And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth not David hide…
  27. 27And David said in his heart: 'I shall now be swept away one day by the…
  28. 28And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their…
  29. 29Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek; and the…
  30. 30And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the…
  31. 31Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled…