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1 Samuel · read by A.J. Higgins
25 verses, in order. Only the verses A.J. read aloud are shown.
1 Samuel 2
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Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
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Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
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Each year his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
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So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
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And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
1 Samuel 3
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And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
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Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
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So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. "He is the LORD," replied Eli. "Let Him do what is good in His eyes."Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
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And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground.Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
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So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.Read from ESV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
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And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
1 Samuel 7
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So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.Read from ESV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
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Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
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Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.Read from KJV · Samuel - Perseverance of sonship
1 Samuel 15
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But Samuel declared: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.Read from KJV · Obedience
1 Samuel 16
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Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."Read from KJV · David in Bethlehem
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Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, "The LORD has not chosen any of these."Read from KJV · David in Bethlehem
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And Saul commanded his servants, "Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me."Read from KJV · David in Bethlehem
1 Samuel 17
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but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep in Bethlehem.Read from NKJV · David in Bethlehem
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So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.Read from KJV · David in Bethlehem
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David asked the men who were standing with him, "What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?"Read from KJV · David in Bethlehem
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The people told him about the offer, saying, "That is what will be done for the man who kills him."Read from KJV · David in Bethlehem
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But Saul replied, "You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth."Read from KJV · David in Bethlehem
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I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.Read from KJV · David in Bethlehem
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So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul.Read from KJV · David in Bethlehem