--- title: 1 Samuel — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees and pragmatics description: The book of 1 Samuel (שְׁמוּאֵל א), Nevi'im — the Prophets, in Mova's open Tanakh corpus: 31 chapters and 811 verses in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / 1 Samuel # 1 Samuel שְׁמוּאֵל א 31 chapters, 811 verses: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917). - [Chapter 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/1/) — NOW THERE was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. — 28 verses - [Chapter 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/2/) — And Hannah prayed, and said: my heart exulteth in the LORD, my horn is exalted in the LORD; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in Thy salvation. — 36 verses - [Chapter 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/3/) — And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. — 21 verses - [Chapter 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/4/) — And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. — 22 verses - [Chapter 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/5/) — Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. — 12 verses - [Chapter 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/6/) — And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. — 21 verses - [Chapter 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/7/) — And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. — 17 verses - [Chapter 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/8/) — And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. — 22 verses - [Chapter 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/9/) — Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valour. — 27 verses - [Chapter 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/10/) — Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: 'Is it not that the LORD hath anointed thee to be prince over His inheritance? — 27 verses - [Chapter 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/11/) — Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash: 'Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.' — 15 verses - [Chapter 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/12/) — And Samuel said unto all Israel: 'Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. — 25 verses - [Chapter 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/13/) — Saul was — years old when he began to reign; and two years he reigned over Israel. — 23 verses - [Chapter 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/14/) — Now it fell upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bore his armour: 'Come and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on yonder side. — 52 verses - [Chapter 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/15/) — And Samuel said unto Saul: 'The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over His people, over Israel; now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. — 35 verses - [Chapter 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/16/) — And the LORD said unto Samuel: 'How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided Me a king among his sons.' — 23 verses - [Chapter 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/17/) — Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. — 58 verses - [Chapter 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/18/) — And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. — 30 verses - [Chapter 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/19/) — And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David; but Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David. — 24 verses - [Chapter 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/20/) — And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan: 'What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?' — 42 verses - [Chapter 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/21/) — — 16 verses - [Chapter 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/22/) — David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. — 23 verses - [Chapter 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/23/) — And they told David, saying: 'Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.' — 28 verses - [Chapter 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/24/) — And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi. — 23 verses - [Chapter 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/25/) — And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. — 44 verses - [Chapter 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/26/) — And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?' — 25 verses - [Chapter 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/27/) — And David said in his heart: 'I shall now be swept away one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel; so shall I escape out of his hand.' — 12 verses - [Chapter 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/28/) — And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. — 25 verses - [Chapter 29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/29/) — Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek; and the Israelites pitched by the fountain which is in Jezreel. — 11 verses - [Chapter 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/30/) — And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; — 31 verses - [Chapter 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/31/) — Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. — 13 verses - ← previous: [Judges](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JDG/) - next →: [2 Samuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/) - ↑ back to [Nevi'im — the Prophets](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/)