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Table 8.A Outline of Samuel

  1. Samuel Cycle (1 Samuel 1-12)
    1. Samuel's Birth, Dedication and Early Ministry (1:1-4:1a)
    2. The Travels of the Ark (4:1b-7:17)
    3. Search for a King (8:1-12:25)
  2. Saul Cycle (1 Samuel 13-31)
    1. Saul's disobedience (13:1-15:35)
    2. Saul versus David (16:1-31:13)
  3. David Cycle (2 Samuel 1-24)
    1. David's rise to power (1:1-8:18)
    2. Dynastic succession struggles (9:1-20:26)
    3. David's last days (21:1-24:25)

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