Category: 1 Samuel

2 And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. 2 “There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.” Setting the Scene for…

27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him. Setting the Scene for 1 Samuel 1:27 In 1 Samuel chapter 1, we find Hannah, a devout woman who has been barren and longing for a child. She is in the tabernacle at Shiloh, pouring out…

2 “There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.” Setting the Scene for 1 Samuel 2:2 The scene in 1 Samuel chapter 2 takes place in the tabernacle at Shiloh, a sacred place where the Israelites gathered to worship and offer sacrifices to…

1 Saul lived for one year and then became king, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel, 2 Saul chose three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the…

1 There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth. 2 He had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome…