Old Testament · Israel's story
1 Samuel
Israel asks for a king. They get Saul, who looks the part and fails. God chooses David, a shepherd boy, instead.
7 min1 Samuel 1–31From BibleProject
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2 SamuelWhere it meets Jesus
"The Lord looks at the heart" (16:7). Jesus is called the Son of David; this is where David's story starts.
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1 Samuel 16–17.
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