Saul
Saul [E] [H] [S]
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Saul'". "Nave's Topical Bible". . 1896.
- Also called SHAUL
- King of Edom
Genesis 36:37 Genesis 36:38 ; 1 Chronicles 1:48 1 Chronicles 1:49
- King of Edom
- King of Israel
- A Benjamite, son of Kish
1 Samuel 9:1 1 Samuel 9:2 - Sons of
1 Chronicles 8:33 - His personal appearance
1 Samuel 9:2 ; 10:23 - Made king of Israel
1 Samuel 9 ; 10 ; 11:12-15 ; Hosea 13:11 - Lives at Gibeah of Saul
1 Samuel 14:2 ; 15:34 ; Isaiah 10:29 - Defeats the Philistines
1 Samuel 13 ; 1 Samuel 14:46 1 Samuel 14:52 - Strikes the Amalekites
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 15:21-25 ; 1 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 Davids enemy
1 Samuel 18 - Tries to kill David; Jonathan intercedes and incurs his fathers displeasure; Davids loyalty to Jonathan; Sauls 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 - Sauls 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 28:3-25 ; 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
1 Samuel 31 ; 2 Samuel 1 ; 2 ; 1 Chronicles 10 - His death is a judgment on account of his sins
1 Chronicles 10:13
- A Benjamite, son of Kish
- Of Tarsus
- See PAUL
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Saul'". "Nave's Topical Bible". . 1896.
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