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• Samuel Rutherford

  [People]

  Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600–1661) was a seventeenth-century Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian. He attended the Westminster Assembly as a commissioner of the Church of Scotland and is known for his work of political theory, *Lex, Rex*, and for his collected letters.

• 1 Samuel 4

  [Bible]

  1 Samuel 4 is the chapter in which Israel suffers a heavy defeat at the hands of the Philistines at the battle of Aphek and loses the ark of the covenant. Eli and his two sons die, and the wife of Phinehas gives birth to a son and declares, "The glory is departed from Israel."

• 1 Samuel 14

  [Bible]

  1 Samuel 14 recounts how Jonathan and his armor-bearer attack a Philistine garrison at Michmash, leading Israel to victory. It goes on to describe Saul's rash oath imposing a fast, which nearly costs Jonathan his life until the people rescue him, and closes with a record of Saul's wars and family.

• 1 Samuel 24

  [Bible]

  1 Samuel 24 tells how David, while being pursued by Saul, has an opportunity to kill Saul in a cave at En-gedi but instead cuts off only the skirt of his robe and lets him go. Saul acknowledges that David is more righteous than he.

• 2 Samuel 12

  [Bible]

  In this chapter the prophet Nathan exposes David's sin through a parable, and David confesses. The first child Bathsheba bore to David dies, Solomon is born, and David captures Rabbah, the royal city of the Ammonites.

• 2 Samuel 7

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 7 is the chapter in which David seeks to build a temple, and God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, instead promises to establish David's house, kingdom, and throne forever. David responds with a prayer of thanksgiving.

• 2 Samuel 14

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 14 is the chapter in which Joab uses a wise woman of Tekoa to persuade David, and Absalom, who had fled to Geshur, returns to Jerusalem and is reconciled with the king after two years.

• 2 Samuel 20

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 20 recounts the revolt of Sheba, a Benjamite, and its suppression. Joab kills Amasa and takes command of the army, and a wise woman of Abel of Beth-maacah saves her city. The chapter closes with a list of David's officials.

• 1 Samuel 18

  [Bible]

  1 Samuel 18 recounts how Jonathan comes to love David after his victory over Goliath and makes a covenant with him; how Saul, seeing the people praise David, grows jealous and afraid of him and seeks to harm him; and how Saul ultimately gives his daughter Michal to David as his wife.

• 1 Samuel 22

  [Bible]

  1 Samuel 22 records how David, having fled from Saul, gathers a band of followers at the cave of Adullam, and how the priests of Nob, who had helped David, are killed at Saul's command by Doeg the Edomite.

• 2 Samuel 7:12–16

  [Bible Verses]

  The passage in which God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, promises David that He will establish the throne and kingdom of his offspring forever. It is the central text of the Davidic covenant, and the New Testament frequently cites it as a basis for confessing Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of David.

• 1 Samuel 15:22

  [Bible Verses]

  1 Samuel 15:22 records Samuel's rebuke of Saul: "Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." It is a key verse for the principle that obedience to God's word takes precedence over ritual worship. It also raises questions about application, particularly about whom one is to obey.

• 1 Samuel 16:7

  [Bible Verses]

  1 Samuel 16:7 records the words God spoke to Samuel before David was anointed king: "For the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart." The verse is widely cited as a lesson against judging people by their appearance or circumstances.

• 1 Samuel 1

  [Bible]

  The first chapter of 1 Samuel tells how Hannah, who was childless, prayed and made a vow at Shiloh, gave birth to Samuel, and, after weaning the child, dedicated him to the LORD.

• 1 Samuel 2

  [Bible]

  1 Samuel 2 records Hannah's song of thanksgiving, the corruption of Eli's two sons, and, in contrast, the growth of the boy Samuel. The chapter closes with a pronouncement of judgment on the house of Eli.

• 1 Samuel 6

  [Bible]

  This chapter recounts how the Philistines, after holding the ark of the LORD for seven months, send it back on a cart to Beth-shemesh in Israel together with a trespass offering, and how the men of Beth-shemesh who looked into the ark are struck down.

• 1 Samuel 12

  [Bible]

  First Samuel 12 records Samuel's farewell address before all Israel after Saul became king. Samuel has his integrity publicly affirmed, reviews Israel's history, reminds the people of their sin in asking for a king, and urges king and people alike to serve the LORD.

• 2 Samuel 1

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 1 is the chapter in which David learns of the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, has the Amalekite who claimed to have killed Saul put to death, and composes the "Song of the Bow," a lament for the two men.

• 2 Samuel 8

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 8 summarizes David's conquest of the surrounding nations, including Philistia, Moab, Aram, and Edom; his dedication of the spoils to the LORD; and a list of the chief officials of his kingdom.

• 2 Samuel 10

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 10 recounts how the envoys David sent to comfort the Ammonite king Hanun were humiliated, an insult that led Joab, Abishai, and David to defeat a coalition of Ammonite and Aramean forces.