- 1 Samuel 1:20:
“So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, ‘Because I asked the Lord for him.’”
- 1 Samuel 1:28:
“So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.’ And he worshiped the Lord there.”
- 1 Samuel 2:18:
“But Samuel was ministering before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod.”
- 1 Samuel 2:21:
“And the Lord was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.”
- 1 Samuel 2:26:
“And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.”
- 1 Samuel 3:1:
“The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.”
- 1 Samuel 3:4:
“Then the Lord called Samuel; and he answered, ‘Here I am.’”
- 1 Samuel 3:6:
“Again the Lord called, ‘Samuel!’ And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, ‘Here I am; you called me.’ ‘My son,’ Eli said, ‘I did not call; go back and lie down.’”
- 1 Samuel 3:7:
“Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.”
- 1 Samuel 3:10:
“The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Then Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’”
- 1 Samuel 3:19:
“The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.”
- 1 Samuel 7:3:
“So Samuel said to all the Israelites, ‘If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.’”
- 1 Samuel 8:1:
“When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.”
- 1 Samuel 8:4:
“So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.”
- 1 Samuel 8:5:
“They said to him, ‘You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.’”
- 1 Samuel 8:6:
“But when they said, ‘Give us a king to lead us,’ this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord.”
- 1 Samuel 8:7:
“And the Lord told him: ‘Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.’”
- 1 Samuel 8:9:
“Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
- 1 Samuel 9:15-16:
“Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel: ‘About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler over my people Israel; he will deliver them from the hand of the Philistines. I have looked on my people, for their cry has reached me.’”
- 1 Samuel 10:1:
“Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, ‘Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?’”
- 1 Samuel 12:13:
“Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.”
- 1 Samuel 12:16:
“Now then, stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!”
- 1 Samuel 12:23:
“As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.”
- 1 Samuel 15:1:
“Samuel said to Saul, ‘I am the one the Lord sent to anoint you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message from the Lord.’”
- 1 Samuel 15:22:
“But Samuel replied: ‘Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.’”
- 1 Samuel 15:35:
“Until the day Samuel died, he did not go to see Saul again, though Samuel mourned for him. And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.”
- 1 Samuel 16:1:
“The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.’”
- 1 Samuel 16:4:
“Samuel did what the Lord said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked, ‘Do you come in peace?’”
- 1 Samuel 16:7:
“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.’”
- 1 Samuel 16:13:
“So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.”