Sources & method
Text basis: Hosted scripture uses public-domain translations and local canon data; chapter links stay inside the source text. Sources
Saul
Nave’s Topical Bible, 1897 · source
- 1. Also called SHAUL
- King of Edom Genesis 36:37Genesis 36:381 Chronicles 1:481 Chronicles 1:49
- 2. King of Israel
- A Benjamite, son of Kish 1 Samuel 9:11 Samuel 9:2
- Sons of 1 Chronicles 8:33
- His personal appearance 1 Samuel 9:21 Samuel 10:23
- Made king of Israel 1 Samuel 91 Samuel 101 Samuel 11:12–15Hosea 13:11
- Lives at Gibeah of Saul 1 Samuel 14:21 Samuel 15:34Isaiah 10:29
- Defeats the Philistines 1 Samuel 131 Samuel 14:461 Samuel 14:52
- Strikes the 1 Samuel 15
- Is reproved by Samuel for usurping the priestly functions 1 Samuel 13:11–14
- Samuel rebukes him for disobedience by not exterminating the Amalekites; the loss of his kingdom is foretold 1 Samuel 15
- Dedicates the spoils of war 1 Samuel 15:21–251 Chronicles 26:28
- Sends messengers to Jesse, asking that David be sent to him as a musician and an armor-bearer 1 Samuel 16:17–23
- Defeats the Philistines after Goliath is killed by David 1 Samuel 17
- His jealousy of David; gives his daughter, Michal, to David to be his wife; becomes David' s enemy 1 Samuel 18
- Tries to kill David; Jonathan intercedes and incurs his father' s displeasure; David' s loyalty to Jonathan; Saul' s temporary remorse; prophesies 1 Samuel 19
- Hears Doeg against Ahimelech, and kills the priest and his family. pursues David to wilderness of Ziph; the Ziphites betray David to 1 Samuel 23
- Pursues David to En-gedi 1 Samuel 24:1–6
- His life spared by David 1 Samuel 24:5–8
- Saul' s contrition for his bad faith 1 Samuel 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 1 Samuel 26
- Kills the Gibeonites; crime avenged by the death of seven of his sons 2 Samuel 21:1–9
- His kingdom invaded by Philistines; seeks counsel of the witch of En-dor, who foretells his own death 1 Samuel 28:3–251 Samuel 29:1
- Is defeated, and is killed with some of his sons 1 Samuel 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 2 Samuel 12 Samuel 21 Chronicles 10
- His death is a judgment on account of his sins 1 Chronicles 10:13
- 3. Of Tarsus
- See Paul