Appendix 1 - Comparison to First Chronicles
| Description | 1 & 2 Samuel | 1 Chronicles |
| Death of Saul and three of his sons | 1 Samuel 31:1-13 and 2 Samuel 1:1-16 | 1 Chronicles 10:1-14 |
| Lament for Saul | 2 Samuel 1:17-27 | |
| David made king of Judah | 2 Samuel 2:1-7 | |
| Ish-bosheth made king of Israel | 2 Samuel 2:8-11 | |
| War between the houses of Saul and David | 2 Samuel 2:12-3:1 | |
| David’s sons born in Hebron | 2 Samuel 3:2-5 | |
| Abner aids David | 2 Samuel 3:6-21 | |
| Joab kills Abner | 2 Samuel 3:22-39 | |
| Ish-bosheth killed | 2 Samuel 4:1-12 | |
| David made king of Judah and Israel | 2 Samuel 5:1-5 | 1 Chronicles 11:1-3 |
| Conquest of Jerusalem (Jebus) | 2 Samuel 5:6-10 | 1 Chronicles 11:4-9 |
| David’s men at Ziklag | 1 Chronicles 12:1-22 | |
| Celebration at Hebron | 1 Chronicles 12:23-40 | |
| Attempted return of the Ark; death of Uzzah | 2 Samuel 6:1-11 | 1 Chronicles 13:1-14 |
| David’s house built | 2 Samuel 5:11-12 | 1 Chronicles 14:1-2 |
| David’s children born in Jerusalem | 2 Samuel 5:13-16 | 1 Chronicles 14:3-7 |
| David defeats the Philistines | 2 Samuel 5:17-25 | 1 Chronicles 14:8-17 |
| Spiritual preparation for the Ark’s return | 1 Chronicles 15:1-24 | |
| Ark brought to Jerusalem | 2 Samuel 6:12-19 | 1 Chronicles 15:25-16:6 |
| David and Michal | 2 Samuel 6:20-23 | |
| David’s psalm of praise | 1 Chronicles 16:7-43 | |
| David’s desire to build the Temple | 2 Samuel 7:1-3 | 1 Chronicles 17:1-2 |
| Davidic covenant | 2 Samuel 7:4-17 | 1 Chronicles 17:3-15 |
| David’s prayer of praise | 2 Samuel 7:18-29 | 1 Chronicles 17:16-27 |
| David’s victories | 2 Samuel 8:1-14 | 1 Chronicles 18:1-13 |
| David’s officials | 2 Samuel 8:15-18 | 1 Chronicles 18:14-17 |
| David helps Mephibosheth | 2 Samuel 9:1-13 | |
| Ammonites defeated | 2 Samuel 10:1-14 | 1 Chronicles 19:1-15 |
| Syrians defeated | 2 Samuel 10:15-19 | 1 Chronicles 19:16-19 |
| Ammonites defeated | 2 Samuel 11:1; 12:26-31 | 1 Chronicles 20:1-3 |
| David and Bathsheba | 2 Samuel 11:2-12:25 | |
| Amnon, Tamar, and Absalom | 2 Samuel 13:1-14:33 | |
| Absalom’s rebellion | 2 Samuel 15:1-19:43 | |
| Sheba’s rebellion | 2 Samuel 20:1-26 | |
| Famine; death of Saul’s sons | 2 Samuel 21:1-14 | |
| War with Philistines; the Philistine giants | 2 Samuel 21:15-22 | 1 Chronicles 20:4-8 |
| David’s psalm of deliverance | 2 Samuel 22:1-51 | |
| David’s last words | 2 Samuel 23:1-7 | |
| David’s mighty men | 2 Samuel 23:8-39 | 1 Chronicles 11:10-47 |
| David’s census | 2 Samuel 24:1-25 | 1 Chronicles 21:1-27 |