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I.  Samuel, the last of the judges (1:1–8:3)

A.  The birth of Samuel (1:1–2:10)

B.  The service of Samuel in the tabernacle (2:11-26)

C.  Two warnings to Eli (2:27–3:21)

E.  The first battle at Ebenezer (4:1-22)

F.  The captivity of the ark in Philistia (5:1–6:1)

G.  The return of the ark to Israel (6:2–7:2)

H.  The second battle at Ebenezer (7:3-14)

I.  Summary of Samuel’s ministry (7:15–8:3)

II.  The rise of Saul (8:4–12:25)

A.  Israel requests a king (8:4-22)

B.  Saul anointed privately by Samuel (9:1–10:16)

C.  Saul chosen by Israel (10:17–11:15)

1.  Saul publicly appointed (10:17-25)

2.  Saul vindicated by victory over Ammonites (10:26–11:15)

D.  The final address of Samuel (12:1-25)

III.  The decline of Saul (13:1–15:35)

A.  Saul intrudes into the priesthood (13:1-15a)

B.  Philistines defeated at Michmash (13:15b–14:46)

C.  Surrounding nations subdued (14:47-52)

D.  Saul disobeys in the Amalekite victory (15:1-35)

IV.  The rise of David (16:1–27:12)

A.  David anointed by Samuel (16:1-23)

B.  David delivers Israel by slaying Goliath (17:1-58)

C.  David flees from jealous Saul (18:1–19:24)

D.  Jonathan intervenes for David (20:1-42)

E.  David wanders as an outlaw (21:1–27:12)

1.  David obtains aid of high priest (21:1-9)

2.  David flees (21:10–22:2)

3.  Saul executes the priests (22:3-23)

4.  David delivers the men of Keilah (23:1-14)

5.  David spares Saul’s life (23:15–24:22)

6.  David and Nabal (25:1-44)

7.  David again spares Saul’s life (26:1-25)

8.  David settles in Ziklag (27:1-12)

V.  The end of the reign of Saul (28:1–31:13)

A.  Saul seeks help from witch at Endor (28:1-25)

B.  The Philistines, not trusting him, send David back (29:1-11)

C.  David recovers his possessions from Amalekites (30:1-31)

D.  Defeat at Mt. Gilboa and death of Saul (31:1-13)