| Series Foreword | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Story of Hannah: 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10 | p. 11 |
| Barren Hannah, 1 Samuel 1:1-8 | p. 15 |
| Praying Hannah, 1 Samuel 1:9-18 | p. 18 |
| Mother Hannah, 1 Samuel 1:19-28 | p. 21 |
| Blessed Hannah, 1 Samuel 2:1-10 | p. 24 |
| The Story of Samuel: 1 Samuel 2:11-12:25 | p. 29 |
| Samuel Grows Up, 1 Samuel 2:11-4:1a | p. 33 |
| The Ark of God, 1 Samuel 4:1b-7:2 | p. 41 |
| Samuel Leads Israel, 1 Samuel 7:3-8:22 | p. 50 |
| Samuel Establishes Saul as King, 1 Samuel 9-12 | p. 59 |
| The Story of Saul as King: 1 Samuel 13-15 | p. 73 |
| King Saul Fights the Philistines, 1 Samuel 13-14 | p. 77 |
| Saul Fights the Amalekites, 1 Samuel 15 | p. 84 |
| The Story of Saul and David's Rivalry: 1 Samuel 16-31 | p. 89 |
| David Anointed King, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | p. 93 |
| David Joins Saul's Court, 1 Samuel 16:14-18:5 | p. 95 |
| Saul Turns against David, 1 Samuel 18:6-20:42 | p. 102 |
| David's Wilderness Years, 1 Samuel 21-30 | p. 109 |
| The End of Saul, 1 Samuel 31 | p. 133 |
| The Story of David as King: 2 Samuel 1-24 | p. 135 |
| David Made King over Judah, 2 Samuel 1:1-2:11 | p. 139 |
| David's Civil War, 2 Samuel 2:12-4:12 | p. 147 |
| David Consolidates Israel and Judah, 2 Samuel 5-10 | p. 156 |
| David's Sin with Bathsheba and Uriah, 2 Samuel 11-12 | p. 180 |
| David's Troubles with Sons and Others, 2 Samuel 13-20 | p. 190 |
| David in Retrospect, 2 Samuel 21-24 | p. 242 |
| Works Cited | p. 269 |
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