Saul

1. Also called SHAUL
King of EdomGen 36:37 Gen 36:38 1Ch 1:48 1Ch 1:49
2. King of Israel
A Benjamite, son of Kish1Sa 9:1 1Sa 9:2
Sons of1Ch 8:33
His personal appearance1Sa 9:2 1Sa 10:23
Made king of Israel1Sa 9 1Sa 10 1Sa 11:12–15 Hos 13:11
Lives at Gibeah of Saul1Sa 14:2 1Sa 15:34 Isa 10:29
Defeats the Philistines1Sa 13 1Sa 14:46 1Sa 14:52
Strikes the Amalekites1Sa 15
Is reproved by Samuel for usurping the priestly functions1Sa 13:11–14
Samuel rebukes him for disobedience by not exterminating the Amalekites; the loss of his kingdom is foretold1Sa 15
Dedicates the spoils of war1Sa 15:21–25 1Ch 26:28
Sends messengers to Jesse, asking that David be sent to him as a musician and an armor-bearer1Sa 16:17–23
Defeats the Philistines after Goliath is killed by David1Sa 17
His jealousy of David; gives his daughter, Michal, to David to be his wife; becomes David' s enemy1Sa 18
Tries to kill David; Jonathan intercedes and incurs his father' s displeasure; David' s loyalty to Jonathan; Saul' s temporary remorse; prophesies1Sa 19
Hears Doeg against Ahimelech, and kills the priest and his family. pursues David to wilderness of Ziph; the Ziphites betray David to1Sa 23
Pursues David to En-gedi1Sa 24:1–6
His life spared by David1Sa 24:5–8
Saul' s contrition for his bad faith1Sa 24:16–22
David is again betrayed to, by the Ziphites; Saul pursues him to the hill of Hachilah; his life spared again by David; his confession, and his blessing upon David1Sa 26
Kills the Gibeonites; crime avenged by the death of seven of his sons2Sa 21:1–9
His kingdom invaded by Philistines; seeks counsel of the witch of En-dor, who foretells his own death1Sa 28:3–25 1Sa 29:1
Is defeated, and is killed with some of his sons1Sa 31
Their bodies exposed in Beth-shan; rescued by the people of Jabesh and burned; bones of, buried under a tree at Jabesh1Sa 31 2Sa 1 2Sa 2 1Ch 10
His death is a judgment on account of his sins1Ch 10:13
3. Of Tarsus

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