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1 Samuel · read by Major Ian Thomas
63 verses, in order. Only the verses Major 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 KJV · Ritual or Reality
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In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.Read from KJV · Ritual or Reality
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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 KJV · Ritual Takes the Place of Reality
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As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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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 KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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and said to her, "How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!"Read from KJV · David and the Ark of God - God's Way
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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 KJV · David and the Ark of God - God's Way
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So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked for him from the LORD."Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
1 Samuel 2
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Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORDRead from KJV · Ritual or Reality
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Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.'Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant and the Cross of Christ
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 · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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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 KJV · David and the Ark of God - God's Way
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Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel answered, "Speak, for Your servant is listening."Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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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 ESV · Ritual or Reality
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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 · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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 KJV · Ritual Takes the Place of Reality
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When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, "Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies."Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant and the Cross of Christ
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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 KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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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 KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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On hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, "What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?" And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.Read from KJV · Ritual or Reality
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The ark of God was captured, and Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.Read from KJV · Ritual or Reality
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That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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Eli heard the outcry and asked, "Why this commotion?" So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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The messenger answered, "Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured."Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant and the Cross of Christ
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As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel," because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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"The glory has departed from Israel," she said, "for the ark of God has been captured."Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
1 Samuel 5
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carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.Read from NKJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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But when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold. Only the torso remained.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 1
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So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, "They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!"Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant and the Cross of Christ
1 Samuel 6
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the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, "What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place."Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant and the Cross of Christ
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Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant and the Cross of Christ
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but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance."Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant and the Cross of Christ
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The men of Beth-shemesh asked, "Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?"Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant and the Cross of Christ
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So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, "The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you."Read from KJV · The Ark of the Covenant and the Cross of Christ
1 Samuel 9
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And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.Read from KJV · The Power of His Resurrection
1 Samuel 15
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Then Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.Read from KJV · God at War With Flesh
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He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.Read from KJV · Ark of the Covenant - Part 4
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Saul answered, "The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction."Read from KJV · God at War With Flesh
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So Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.Read from KJV · Studies in Esther - Part 2
1 Samuel 16
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So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.Read from KJV · Let God Be in You
1 Samuel 17
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The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.Read from KJV · The Power of His Resurrection
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Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,Read from KJV · Let God Be in You
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and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,Read from KJV · Let God Be in You
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Then the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!"Read from NKJV · (1986 Prairie Series) 8 - Biggest Thing God Ever Said
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On hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.Read from ESV · Let God Be in You
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Now the men of Israel had been saying, "Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father's house from taxation in Israel."Read from KJV · The Power of His Resurrection
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Now David's words were overheard and reported to Saul, who called for him.Read from KJV · (1986 Prairie Series) 8 - Biggest Thing God Ever Said
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And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!"Read from KJV · Let God Be in You
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Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God."Read from KJV · Let God Be in You
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But David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.Read from KJV · The Power of His Resurrection
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This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.Read from KJV · Let God Be in You
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And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and He will give all of you into our hands."Read from KJV · The Power of His Resurrection
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Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.Read from KJV · The Power of His Resurrection
1 Samuel 28
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"Why do you consult me," asked Samuel, "since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?Read from KJV · Studies in Esther - Part 2
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He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingship out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.Read from KJV · Studies in Esther - Part 2