| 1:1 – 1:8 | 23 | Elkanah and family journey to Shiloh to worship the Lord at the Tabernacle |
| 1:9 – 1:28 | Hannah prays for a son – Samuel’s birth and dedication | |
| 2:1 – 2:10 | Hannah’s song of praise | |
| 2:11 – 2:36 | The wickedness of Eli’s sons – Prophet brings deathly warning to Eli’s family | |
| 3:1 – 3:14 | The Lord speaks to Samuel for the first time | |
| 3:15 – 3:21 | Samuel speaks the message to Eli | |
| 4:1 – 4:11 | 24 | The Ark of God captured by the Philistines – Eli’s sons die |
| 4:12 – 4:22 | The death of Eli | |
| 5:1 – 6:18 | The Ark in Philistia causes great havoc – The Philistines return the Ark to Beth-Shemesh | |
| 6:19 – 7:2 | The Lord kills 70 men for mishandling and dishonoring the Ark; Ark moved to Kiriath-Jearim | |
| 7:3 – 7:17 | Samuel leads Israel to repent; become Israel’s judge – leads victory over Philistines | |
| 8:1 – 8:22 | Israel requested a king – Samuel warns Israel of how a king will treat them | |
| 9:1 – 10:16 | Saul meets Samuel – Samuel anoints Saul to be king | |
| 10:17 – 10:26 | Saul proclaimed King before the tribes of Israel | |
| 11:1 – 11:15 | Saul leads Israel to victory over Ammonites – kingship reaffirmed | |
| 12:1 – 12:23 | Samuel’s final address to all Israel | |
| 13:1 – 13:14 | War continues with Philistines – Saul’s disobedience / Samuel’s rebuke | |
| 13:15 – 13:23 | Saul’s small disadvantaged army | |
| 14:1 – 14:23 | Jonathan attacks the Philistines – Israel wins the battle | |
| 14:24 – 14:46 | Saul’s oath – Jonathan’s life protected by Israel | |
| 14:47 – 14:52 | Saul’s military success | |
| 15:1 – 15:9 | Saul gains victory over Amalekits – Disobeys orders to completely wipe out | |
| 15:10 – 15:31 | Saul rejected as king – Saul pleads for forgiveness | |
| 15:32 – 15:35 | Samuel kills King Agag | |
| 16:1 – 16:13 | David is anointed by Samuel to be king | |
| 16:14 – 16:23 | David serves Saul – Tormenting spirit departs when playing the harp | |
| 17:1 – 17:54 | 25 | David kills Goliath |
| 17:55 – 18:16 | David and Jonathan become best friends – David’s fame grows – Saul become jealous | |
| 18:17 – 18:30 | David marries Michal, Saul’s daughter | |
| 19:1 – 19:10 | Saul tries to kill David | |
| 19:11 – 19:24 | Michal saves David’s life – David goes to see Samuel in Ramah | |
| 20:1 – 20:42 | Jonathan warns David of his fathers anger and motive to kill him | |
| 21:1 – 21:15 | David runs from Saul to the city of Nob (was seen by Doeg) | |
| 22:1 – 22:10 | David goes to Judah (forest of Hereth) by word of Gad the Prophet | |
| 22:11 – 22:23 | Doeg tells Saul he saw David in Nob – Saul has all the priests and their families killed | |
| 23:1 – 23:12 | David rescues the town of Keilah – Saul hears word of it and pursues David to kill him | |
| 23:13 – 23:28 | Saul pursues David to the wilderness of Moan but leaves to fight a battle | |
| 23:29 – 25:1 | 26 | David spares Saul’s life in a cave in En-gedi – The death of Samuel |
| 25:2 – 25:44 | David, Nabal and Abigail – David marries Abigail | |
| 26:1 – 26:25 | David spares Saul’s life again on the hill of Hakilah | |
| 27:1 – 27:12 | David lives among the Philistines | |
| 28:1 – 28:25 | The Philistines gather their armies to fight Israel – Saul consults a medium in fear | |
| 29:1 – 29:11 | The Philistines rulers don’t allow David to fight with them for fear of turning on them | |
| 30:1 – 30:30 | David returns to destroy the Amalekites and regain plunder from their raid on Ziklag | |
| 31:1 – 31:13 | The death of King Saul and three sons, Jonathan included. |