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FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL.

SECTION XX.

BIRTH OF SAMUEL.

Q. 1. Of how many years does this book include a history?

A. About 80 years or according to others 115.

Q. 2. Who is supposed to have written this and the following book ?

A. Samuel the forepart of this-the remainder is ascribed to Nathan and Gad.

Q. 3. Who is supposed to have judged Israel after the death of Samson ? 1 Samuel iv. 18.

4. Who was Elkanah? (Chap. 1.)

5.

Q. 6.

7.

8.

Relate what is said of Hannah?

What did she do after Samuel was weaned? What was the character of the sons of Eli? What did Hannah make yearly for Samuel? 9. What did the man of God say to Eli? Q. 10. Were there any known prophets in those days? (Chap. iii. ver. 4.)

Q. 11. Relate what occurred "ere the lamp of God went out in the temple. "

Q. 12. What did Eli ask Samuel in the morning? Q. 13. Mention the events of the war between the Philistines and Israel. (Chap. 4.)

Q. 14. What was the effect of the intelligence of this defeat upon Eli ?

Q. 15.

Q. 16.

Q. 17.

What was done with the ark of God? (Ch. 5.)
What is related of Dagon?

Did Ashdad continue to be healthy?

Q. 18. What was the consequence of removing the ark to Gath and to Ekron?

Q. 19. What was the advice of the priests and di(Chap. 6.)

viners?

Q. 20.

Q. 21.

Where was the ark carried?

How did the people of Bethshemesh receive it?

Q. 22. Why did the Lord smite them and how many died?

Q. 23. Where was it next taken and how long did it remain? (Chap. 7.)

Q. 24. What advice did Samuel give to Israel when they lamented after the Lord ?”

Q 25. Relate the events of the battle between the Philistines and Israel?

Q. 26. What did Samuel set up ?

Q. 27.
Q. 28.

What were the effects of this battle ? What did Samuel do "all the days of his life?" Q. 29. Who were the sons of Samuel and what was their character? (Chap. 8.)

Q. 30. What request did the people make, and how did the Lord direct Samuel to act?

Q 31.

Mention what he said to the people concern

ing it.

Q. 32.

And the reply of the people ?

Q. 33.

the man

Q. 34.

Mention the family, appearance and name of afterwards anointed king? (Chap. 9. What event brought Saul to Samuel?

Q. 35.

Q. 36.

What were the words of the Lord to Samuel ?
How did Samuel treat him?

Q. 37.

What occurred when they came down from the high place of the city?

Q. 38. About what time did this occur?

A. Before Christ 1100, and in the year of the world 2904; and about this time the Heraclidae returned into Poloponnesus and the kingdom of Lacedaemon began,

SECTION XXI,

SAUL KING OF ISRAEL.

Q. 1. What did Samuel do and say to Saul?
Q. 2. Where did Saul go

3.

Mizpeh ?

What did Samuel do and say unto Israel at

Q. 4. What occurred at Jabesh-Gilead ?
Q. 5. How did Saul proceed when he heard it?

6.

What message did he send?

7. What occurred at Gilgal?

Q. 8. Was there any thing remarkable attending Samuel's prayer?

Q. 9. (Chap. 13.) What is related of Jonathan ?
Q. 10. When the people fled before the Philistines
Saul do ?

what did

Q. 11.

Q 12. &c.?

Q. 13.

What did Samuel say to him?

Had the Israelites a supply of swords, spears,

How did Jonathan defeat the Philistines ?(Chap. 14.)

Q. 14. What is related of Saul's forbidding to eat and of Jonathan's offence?

Q. 15.

What did Saul do after the battle?

Q16. How did Saul discover Jonathan's offence and how was he rescued?

Q. 17. Mention the names of Saul's relations ? Q. 18. (Chap. 15.) What did Samuel say to Sau concerning Amalek and what did Saul in consequence do ?

Q. 19. What took place between them in respect to the sheep and oxen taken from Ameleck? Q. 20. What was done with Agag ?

Q. 21.

Q. 22.

Did Samuel remain with Saul ? (Chap. xvi.) How did the Lord direct Samuel to proceed?

Q 23. How was the chosen of the Lord selected and what did Samuel do when he was known? Repeat Acts vii. 46. and xiii. 22.

Q. 24.

Saul ?

For what purpose was David called before

Q. 25. (Chap. xvii.) Is it supposed that the events related in this chapter occurred before those in the last verses of the preceding? A. It generally is.

Q. 26. Relate what is said of Goliah and his contest with David?

Q. 27. What inquiries did Saul make concerning David?

Q. 28.

(Chap. 18.)

duced" "to eye David ? Q. 29.

Why was Saul "wroth and in

What did Saul attempt on the morrow? Q. 50. Why was Saul afraid of David?

Q. 31. Mention the circumstances of David's marriage and the name of his wife?

Q. 32. (Chap. 19.) How did Jonathan feel towards David?

Q. 33. How did Saul seek David's death, and by what means was it saved?

Q. 54. What is related of Saul's messengers, and of Saul himself?

Q. 35. (Chap. 20.) What occurred between David and Jonathan ?

Q. 36. What sign was Jonathan to give him?

Q. 37. (Chap. 21.) What took place when David came to Nob?

Q. 38. Was David guilty of falsehood in this case? A. He was, and his conduct is not to be justified. Repeat Math. xii. 3, 4. Luke vi. 4.

Q. 39. What occurred at Gath?

Q. 40. How are we to understand this account? A. Some supposed David feigned all of it to effect his escape others that he had an epileptic fit. It is supposed that he wrote the 34, 56, 31 and 116th psalms Soon after.

SECTION XXII.

DEATH OF SAUL.

Q. 1. (Chap. 22.) Where did David go and who joined him?

Q. 2. What became of Abimelech and the Priests? Q3. For what purpose did David go to Keilah ?— (Chapter 23.)

Q. 4. What did Saul do when he heard where David was ?

Q. 5. What drew him from his pursuit?

Q. 6. (Chap. 24.) What occurred as Saul was in search of David in the cave?

Q. 7. What did David say to Saul and what was his reply?

Q. 8. When did Samuel die? A. About 3 or 4 years before Saul's death. He presided over the Seminary of the prophets.

Q. 9. Relate what took place between David and Nabal?

Q. 10. What did Abigail do and what did David say to her?

Q. 11. Who did David marry at this time?

Q. 12. (Chap. 26.) What occurred by night when Saul and his army were asleep?

Q. 13.

What did David say to Saul and Abner ?
What was Saul's answer?

Q. 14.
Q. 15.
this?
Q. 16.

(Chap. 27.) Where did David dwell after

Q. 17.

What conquests did he make?

(Chap. 28.) What occurred when Saul went

out to battle against the Philistines ?

Q. 18.

Why did he go to Endor?

Q. 19. What occurred there ?

Q. 20. Was this really Samuel?

A. There are different opinions-the most approved one is, that it pleased the Lord, contrary to the expectations of the woman, to raise up Samuel.

Q. 21. Relate the conversation between Samuel and Saul ?

Q. 22. And between Saul and the woman?

Q. 23. (Chap. 29.) What did the princes of the Philiştines advise concerning David ?

Q. 24. What directions did Achish give him? Q. 25. (Chap. 30.) What occurred before David's return home?

Q. 26. How did David find the company and what was the consequence?

Q. 27. What was the occasion of a statue in Israel at this time?

Q. 28. (Chap. 31.) What was the result of the bat tle between Saul and the Philistines ?

Q. 29. Who were slain ?

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