1 Samuel

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Where the songs go in 1 Samuel

The 30 songs here set 6 of the 6 movements in 1 Samuel to music: “A Barren Woman and a Boy Who Hears” (1 Samuel 1–7), “Give Us a King” (1 Samuel 8–12), “Obedience Is Better Than Sacrifice” (1 Samuel 13–15), “The Shepherd, the Giant, and the Spear” (1 Samuel 16–20), “On the Run with Six Hundred Men” (1 Samuel 21–27) and “Two Chances, and a Night at Endor” (1 Samuel 28–31).

A Barren Woman and a Boy Who Hears (1 Samuel 1–7). Hannah prays so hard the priest thinks she is drunk, and the son she is given she gives back.

The Shepherd, the Giant, and the Spear (1 Samuel 16–20). The youngest son is called in from the sheep and anointed in front of his brothers.

Two Chances, and a Night at Endor (1 Samuel 28–31). Twice David has Saul at the end of a blade, once in a cave and once asleep in his own camp, and both times he takes a piece of cloth or a spear instead of a life.