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1 Samuel · read by Don Wilkerson
50 verses, in order. Only the verses Don read aloud are shown.
1 Samuel 1
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So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.Read from NASB1995 · Dealing with Rejection
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In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.Read from NASB1995 · Great Faith
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And she made a vow, pleading, "O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head."Read from NASB1995 · Great Faith
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As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.Read from NASB1995 · Great Faith
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Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunkRead from NASB1995 · Great Faith
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"No, my lord," Hannah replied. "I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.Read from NASB1995 · Dealing with Rejection
1 Samuel 2
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Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD's offering with contempt.Read from NASB1995 · And the Cows Went Straight
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"Why are you doing these things?" Eli said to his sons. "I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.Read from NASB1995 · And the Cows Went Straight
1 Samuel 3
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And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.Read from NASB1995 · And the Cows Went Straight
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Then the LORD said to Samuel, "I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.Read from KJV · A Tale of Two Houses
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On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his family, from beginning to end.Read from KJV · A Tale of Two Houses
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I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.Read from KJV · A Tale of Two Houses
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So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.Read from NASB1995 · And the Cows Went Straight
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And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.Read from NASB1995 · And the Cows Went Straight
1 Samuel 4
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The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.Read from NASB1995 · And the Cows Went Straight
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So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.Read from NASB1995 · And the Cows Went Straight
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When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.Read from NASB1995 · And the Cows Went Straight
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So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.Read from KJV · A Tale of Two Houses
1 Samuel 5
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Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!" For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it.Read from NASB1995 · And the Cows Went Straight
1 Samuel 6
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And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.Read from NASB1995 · And the Cows Went Straight
1 Samuel 8
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But when they said, "Give us a king to judge us," their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.Read from KJV · The Mystery of Answered Prayer
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And the LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.Read from KJV · The Mystery of Answered Prayer
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Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.Read from KJV · The Mystery of Answered Prayer
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So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.Read from KJV · The Mystery of Answered Prayer
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He said, "This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.Read from KJV · The Mystery of Answered Prayer
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 · Do Not Shout Until I Tell You to Shout
1 Samuel 18
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So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul's officers as well.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
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And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
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The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
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and he hurled it, thinking, "I will pin David to the wall." But David eluded him twice.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
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he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David's enemy.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
1 Samuel 20
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Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, "What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?"Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
1 Samuel 21
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That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.Read from KJV · Church in the the Cave
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But the servants of Achish said to him, "Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands'?"Read from NASB1995 · Delivery from Worry Fear and Anxiety
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Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.Read from NASB1995 · Delivery from Worry Fear and Anxiety
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So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.Read from NASB1995 · Delivery from Worry Fear and Anxiety
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Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?Read from KJV · Church in the the Cave
1 Samuel 23
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When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars."Read from KJV · The Danger of Little Faith
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Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand."Read from KJV · The Danger of Little Faith
1 Samuel 26
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Saul said to him, "May you be blessed, David my son. You will accomplish great things and will surely prevail." So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
1 Samuel 27
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David, however, said to himself, "One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand."Read from KJV · The Danger of Little Faith
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And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
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Then David said to Achish, "If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
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That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
1 Samuel 30
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On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
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They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
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When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
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So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
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And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.Read from NASB1995 · Are You Battle Weary
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Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod." So Abiathar brought it to him,Read from KJV · The Danger of Little Faith