A Harmony of the Books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles

By William Day Crockett

Analytical Outline of the Books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles.

BOOK FIRST.

Until the Founding of the Monarchy.

PART I.
GENEALOGICAL TABLES, WITH BRIEF HISTORICAL STATEMENTS.

I. Genealogies of the Patriarchs.
1. The Genealogy from Adam to Noah. 1 Chronicles 1:1-4.
2. The Descendants of Noah's Sons. 1 Chronicles 1:5-23.
3. From Shem to Abraham. 1 Chronicles 1:24-27.
4. The Descendants of Abraham. 1 Chronicles 1:28-42.
5. The Kings and Dukes of Edom. 1 Chronicles 1:43-54.
6. The twelve Sons of Israel. 1 Chronicles 2:1, 2.
   
II. Genealogies of the Tribes of Israel.
7. The Tribe of Judah.  
     (1) General Genealogies of the Tribe. 1 Chronicles 2:3-17, 21-41.
1 Chronicles 4:1-23.
     (2) Three Accounts of the Descendants of Caleb. 1 Chronicles 2:18-20.
1 Chronicles 2:42-49.
1 Chronicles 2:50-55.
     (3) The Family of David. 1 Chronicles 3:1-9.
     (4) The Line of David, through Solomon. 1 Chronicles 3:10-24.
8. The Tribe of Levi.  
     (1) The Line of Aaron. 1 Chronicles 6:1-15.
1 Chronicles 6:49-53.
     (2) The Descendants of Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 1 Chronicles 6:16-30.
     (3) The Ancestors of the Songmasters, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan. 1 Chronicles 6:31-48.
     (4) The Cities of the Levites. 1 Chronicles 6:54-81.
9. The Tribe of Reuben. 1 Chronicles 5:1-10.
10. The Tribe of Gad. 1 Chronicles 5:11-17.
11. The Half-Tribe of Manasseh (east of Jordan). 1 Chronicles 5:23. 24.
12. The Tribe of Simeon. 1 Chronicles 4:24-43.
13. The Tribe of Issachar. 1 Chronicles 7:1-5.
14. The Tribe of Naphtali. 1 Chronicles 7:13.
15. The Half-Tribe of Manasseh (west of Jordan). 1 Chronicles 7:14-19.
16. The Tribe of Ephraim. 1 Chronicles 7:20-29.
17. The Tribe of Asher. 1 Chronicles 7:30-40.
18. The Tribe of Benjamin.  
     (1) General Genealogies of the Tribe. 1 Chronicles 7:6-12.
1 Chronicles 8:1-28.
     (2) The House of Saul. [1 Samuel 14:49-51.]
1 Chronicles 8:29-40.
1 Chronicles 9:35-44.
19. Appendix: Additional Historical Statements.  
     (1) War of the three Transjordanic Tribes with Arab Nations. 1 Chronicles 5:18-22.
     (2) The Inhabitants of Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 9:2-34,1a.

PART II.
THE CLOSE OF THE THEOCRACY.
I. The Early Life of Samuel.
20. Samuel's Birth and Infancy.  
     (1) Samuel's Birth in Answer to Prayer. 1 Samuel 1:1-20.
     (2) Samuel's Consecration to the Lord. 1 Samuel 1:21-28.
     (3) Hannah's Song of Thanksgiving. 1 Samuel 2:1-10.
21. Samuel at Shiloh.  
     (1) The faithless Priests. 1 Samuel 2:12-17.
     (2) Eli's Expostulation with his Sons. 1 Samuel 2:22-25.
     (3) Samuel's Ministry before the Lord. 1 Samuel 2:11, 26.
1 Samuel 2:18-21.
     (4) The Fall of Eli's House foretold. 1 Samuel 2:27-36.
     (5) Samuel's Call. 1 Samuel 3:1-18.
     (6) Samuel established as a Prophet. 1 Samuel 3:19-4:1a.
      
II. The Period of National Disaster.
22. Israel's Defeat and Loss of the Ark. 1 Samuel 4:1b-11a.
23. The Fall of the House of Eli. 1 Samuel 4:11b-22.
24. The Ark of God.  
     (1) The Chastisement of the Philistines for the Removal of the Ark. 1 Samuel 5:1-12.
     (2) The Restoration of the Ark with expiatory Gifts. 1 Samuel 6:1-11.
     (3) The Reception and Settlement of the Ark in Israel. 1 Samuel 6:12-7:1.
25. The twenty Years of Waiting. 1 Samuel 7:2.
   
III. Samuel, the Last of the Judges.
26. National Repentance through Samuel's Labors. 1 Samuel 7:3-6.
27. Israel's Victory over the Philistines. 1 Samuel 7:7-12.
28. Summary Statement of Samuel's Work as Judge. 1 Samuel 7:13-17.