SAUL

1. Also called SHAUL

King of Edom

Ge 36:37,38; 1Ch 1:48,49

2. 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 foretold

1Sa 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-bearer

1Sa 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 enemy

1Sa 18

Tries to kill David; Jonathan intercedes and incurs his father's displeasure; David's loyalty to Jonathan; Saul's temporary remorse; prophesies

1Sa 19

Hears Doeg against Ahimelech, and kills the priest and his family. pursues David to wilderness of Ziph; the Ziphites betray David to

1Sa 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 David

1Sa 26

Kills the Gibeonites; crime avenged by the death of seven of his sons

2Sa 21:1-9

His kingdom invaded by Philistines; seeks counsel of the witch of En-dor, who foretells his own death

1Sa 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 Jabesh

1Sa 31; with 2Sa 1; 2; 1Ch 10

His death is a judgment on account of his sins

1Ch 10:13

3. Of Tarsus

See PAUL