1. Also called SHAUL
2. King of Israel
Sons of 1Ch 8:33
Strikes the Amalekites 1Sa 15
Is reproved by Samuel for usurping the priestly functions 1Sa 13:11-14
Samuel rebukes him 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 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; 1Ch 10
His death is a judgment on account of his sins 1Ch 10:13
3. Of Tarsus
See Paul