Reading plan · Following a story
Judges to Kings
Three weeks from the judges through Samuel, Saul, David and Solomon to the divided kingdom.
Editorial text in English. Scripture is quoted from the version you choose; references stay the same in every version.
About this plan
The days of the judges end with "no king in Israel"; Samuel anoints Saul and then David; Solomon builds the temple, and the kingdom divides. The judges are read in the book's order; Judges does not say they all served one after another.
- Days
- 21
- For
- Readers who want to see how Israel moved from judges to kings. About 15 minutes a day.
- Daily reading
- about 9 min a day on average, 18 min on the longest day (in WEB, at 200 words a minute)
- Covers
- Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings
- Versions
- 162 installed versions contain every reading
Your progress
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Reading sequence
- Day 1Israel forgets the LORD · Othniel, Ehud and ShamgarJudges 2:6–3:6 · Judges 3:7–317 min
- Day 2Deborah and BarakJudges 4:1–5:317 min
- Day 3GideonJudges 6:1–8:3515 min
- Day 4JephthahJudges 10:6–12:79 min
- Day 5SamsonJudges 13:1–16:3115 min
- Day 6Ruth and NaomiRuth 1:1–4:2212 min
- Day 7Hannah and the birth of Samuel · The LORD calls Samuel1 Samuel 1:1–2:11 · 1 Samuel 3:1–217 min
- Day 8The ark captured; Eli dies · Samuel judges Israel1 Samuel 4:1–22 · 1 Samuel 7:3–175 min
- Day 9Israel asks for a king · Saul anointed king1 Samuel 8:1–22 · 1 Samuel 9:1–10:2711 min
- Day 10Saul rejected · David anointed1 Samuel 15:1–35 · 1 Samuel 16:1–137 min
- Day 11David and Goliath1 Samuel 17:1–588 min
- Day 12David and Jonathan1 Samuel 18:1–20:4213 min
- Day 13David spares Saul · The death of Saul and Jonathan1 Samuel 24:1–22 · 1 Samuel 31:1–135 min
- Day 14David takes Jerusalem · The ark comes to Jerusalem2 Samuel 5:6–12 · 2 Samuel 6:1–234 min
- Day 15God's covenant with David2 Samuel 7:1–294 min
- Day 16David and Bathsheba · Nathan confronts David2 Samuel 11:1–27 · 2 Samuel 12:1–258 min
- Day 17Absalom's revolt2 Samuel 15:1–18:3318 min
- Day 18Solomon becomes king · Solomon asks for wisdom1 Kings 1:1–53 · 1 Kings 3:1–159 min
- Day 19The temple built1 Kings 6:1–385 min
- Day 20The temple dedicated1 Kings 8:1–6610 min
- Day 21Solomon's heart turns away · The kingdom divides1 Kings 11:1–43 · 1 Kings 12:1–2410 min
Stories
- David and Goliath
Day 11 reads David and Goliath. 1 Samuel 17:1–58
People
- Samuel
Samuel is the last judge and anoints the first two kings. 1 Samuel 3:19–211 Samuel 16:13
- David
David's rise and reign are the centre of the plan. 2 Samuel 5:1–5
Use offline
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