Saul: 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; Hsa 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;
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 the 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; with 1Ch 10.
His death is a judgment on account of his sins,
1Ch 10:13.