Book of 1 Samuel

31 chapters, 810 verses, in the World English Bible.

Reflections on 1 Samuel

1 Samuel 16:7

The kid who used to fight staged one to thank his principal

Bobby Davis ran to break up a cafeteria fight and grabbed the boy with the history. That boy had planned the whole thing as a thank-you.

1 Samuel 2:8

The check that made no sense in a refugee family's kitchen

His memoir opens on his refugee parents at the kitchen table, holding an envelope with his name on it, smiling in disbelief at money he had done nothing to earn.