← 1 Samuel
- A. 1:1-7:17 Samuel succeeds elderly Eli and rules over all Israel
- 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
- F. 23:19-24:22 Ziphites betray David and he spares Saul's life
- F'. 26:1-26:25 Ziphites betray David and he spares Saul's life
- C'. 1:1-8:18 David's initial rise to power over all Israel
- A'. 21:1-2:46 Solomon succeeds elderly David; David's final years