2 Samuel 4. The beginning of David’s reign is filled with violence. This shows us that men are wicked. But there is hope: God is just.

2 Samuel 2-3. David assumes the throne, but the nation is plunged into chaos.

1 Samuel 31. Saul finally receives the consequences of the promised curses on his dynasty.

1 Samuel 30. The story of David and Saul rushes to its finale. But first, David must undergo one more crisis. How will he respond, and what can we learn from it?

1 Samuel 29. David’s difficulty in Philistine territory provides Christians with insight as to they should live in a world under enemy control.

1 Samuel 28:3-25. The payment for Saul’s continual rebellion begins to come due.

1 Samuel 26. David again shows mercy to Saul and demonstrates that his hope is in God for vindication.

1 Samuel 25. Two villains and an unlikely hero.

1 Samuel 24. God gives Saul into David’s hands. David’s response shows the importance of keeping a tender conscience before God.

1 Samuel 23. Despite the significant trials Israel has experienced under Saul’s brutality, there are signs that God is beginning to use David to deliver his people.

1 Samuel 20. Saul’s paranoia begins to have serious consequences.

1 Samuel 18-19. David and Saul both give an example. One shows us to be fearless, the other to fear God.

1 Samuel 13:23-14:52. Jonathan demonstrates consistent faithfulness in believing God’s promise. Saul is consistent only in his own foolishness. God is fulfilling his Samuel’s words of warning about the kingship.