← 1 Samuel

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1 Samuel 1:1–11–1 Kings 2:46

1 Samuel 1:1–11–1 Kings 2:466 matched frames1 pivot

Read down to the center, where the pattern turns; then rise back out through its mirror.

A 1:1-7:17 Samuel succeeds elderly Eli and rules over all Israel
- B 8:1-15:35 Saul's Failure
  - C 16:1-20:42 David's initial rise to popularity in Saul's kingdom
    - D 21:1-22:23 David flees; Saul has priests killed
      - E 23:1-23:18 David saves city of Keilah
        F 23:19-24:22 Ziphites betray David and he spares Saul's life
        X 25:1-25:44 David and Abigail
        F' 26:1-26:25 Ziphites betray David and he spares Saul's life
      - E' 27:1-27:12 David protects towns in Judah
    - D' 28:1-31:13 Saul and sons killed
  - C' 1:1-8:18 David's initial rise to power over all Israel
- B' 9:1-20:26 David's Failure
A' 21:1-2:46 Solomon succeeds elderly David; David's final years

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