SAUL

  1. Also called SHAUL

  2. King of Edom Ge 36:37,38; 1Ch 1:48,49

  3. King of Israel

  4. A Benjamite, son of Kish 1Sa 9:1,2

  5. Sons of 1Ch 8:33

  6. His personal appearance 1Sa 9:2; 10:23

  7. Made king of Israel 1Sa 9; 10; 11:12-15; Ho 13:11

  8. Lives at Gibeah of Saul 1Sa 14:2; 15:34; Isa 10:29

  9. Defeats the Philistines 1Sa 13; 14:46,52

  10. Strikes the Amalekites 1Sa 15

  11. Is reproved by Samuel for usurping the priestly functions 1Sa 13:11-14

  12. Samuel rebukes him for disobedience by not exterminating the Amalekites; the loss of his kingdom is foretold 1Sa 15

  13. Dedicates the spoils of war 1Sa 15:21-25; 1Ch 26:28

  14. Sends messengers to Jesse, asking that David be sent to him as a musician and an armor-bearer 1Sa 16:17-23

  15. Defeats the Philistines after Goliath is killed by David 1Sa 17

  16. His jealousy of David; gives his daughter, Michal, to David to be his wife; becomes David' s enemy 1Sa 18

  17. Tries to kill David; Jonathan intercedes and incurs his father' s displeasure; David' s loyalty to Jonathan; Saul' s temporary remorse; prophesies 1Sa 19

  18. Hears Doeg against Ahimelech, and kills the priest and his family. pursues David to wilderness of Ziph; the Ziphites betray David to 1Sa 23

  19. Pursues David to En-gedi 1Sa 24:1-6

  20. His life spared by David 1Sa 24:5-8

  21. Saul' s contrition for his bad faith 1Sa 24:16-22

  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

  23. Kills the Gibeonites; crime avenged by the death of seven of his sons 2Sa 21:1-9

  24. His kingdom invaded by Philistines; seeks counsel of the witch of En-dor, who foretells his own death 1Sa 28:3-25; 29:1

  25. Is defeated, and is killed with some of his sons 1Sa 31

  26. 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

  27. His death is a judgment on account of his sins 1Ch 10:13

  28. Of Tarsus

  29. See PAUL