- Also called SHAUL
- King of Edom Ge 36:37,38; 1Ch 1:48,49
- King of Israel
- A Benjamite, son of Kish 1Sa 9:1,2
- Sons of 1Ch 8:33
- His personal appearance 1Sa 9:2; 10:23
- Made king of Israel 1Sa 9; 10; 11:12-15; Ho 13:11
- Lives at Gibeah of Saul 1Sa 14:2; 15:34; Isa 10:29
- Defeats the Philistines 1Sa 13; 14:46,52
- Strikes the Amalekites 1Sa 15
- Is reproved by Samuel for usurping the priestly functions 1Sa 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 war 1Sa 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 David 1Sa 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'stemporary remorse; prophesies1Sa 19
- Hears Doeg against Ahimelech, and kills the priest and his family. pursues David to wilderness of Ziph; the Ziphitesbetray David to1Sa 23
- Pursues David to En-gedi 1Sa 24:1-6
- His life spared by David 1Sa 24:5-8
- Saul's contrition for his bad faith 1Sa 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; 29:1
- Is defeated, and is killed with some of his sons 1Sa 31
- Their bodies exposed in Beth-shan; rescued by the people of Jabesh and burned; bones of, buried under a tree at Jabesh1Sa 31; with 2Sa 1; 2; 1Ch 10
- His death is a judgment on account of his sins 1Ch 10:13
- Of Tarsus
- See Paul