Meaning
Saul H7586
1. Called Shaul, king of Edom
Gen 36:38; 1Ch 1:49
2. King of Israel:
- A Benjamite, son of Kish
1Sa 9:2
- Sons of
1Ch 8:33
- His personal appearance
1Sa 9:2; 1Sa 10:23
- Made king of Israel
1Sa 9; 1Sa 11:15; Hos 13:11
- Dwells at Gibeah of Saul
1Sa 14:2; 1Sa 15:34; Isa 10:29
- Defeats the Philistines
1Sa 13; 1Sa 14:46; 1Sa 14:52
- Smites the Amalekites
1Sa 15
- Is reproved by Samuel for usurping the priestly functions
1Sa 13:14
- Is reproved for disobedience in not slaying the Amalekites; the loss of his kingdom foretold
1Sa 15
- Dedicates the spoils of war
1Sa 15:25; 1Ch 26:28
- Sends messengers to Jesse, asking that David be sent to him as musician and armor-bearer
1Sa 16:23
- Defeats the Philistines after Goliath is slain 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 slay David; Jonathan intercedes and incurs his father's displeasure; David's loyalty to him; Saul's repentance; prophesies
1Sa 19
- Hears Doeg against Ahimelech, and slays the priest and his family. Pursues David to the wilderness of Ziph; the Ziphites betray David to
1Sa 23
- Pursues David to En-Gedi
1Sa 24:6
- His life saved by David
1Sa 24:8
- Saul's contrition for his bad faith
1Sa 24:22
- 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
- Slays the Gibeonites; crime avenged by the death of seven of his sons
2Sa 21:9
- His kingdom invaded by Philistines; seeks counsel of the witch of En-Dor, who foretells his death
1Sa 28:25; 1Sa 29:1
- Is defeated, and with his sons is slain
1Sa 31:13
- Their bodies exposed in Beth-Shan; rescued by the people of Jabesh and burned; bones of, buried under a tree at Jabesh
1Sa 31:13; 2Sa 1; 1Ch 10:14
- His death a judgment on account of his sins
1Ch 10:13
3. Of Tarsus
Paul
