Saul

Dictionary: Nave's Topical Bible
  1. Also called SHAUL

  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; Ho 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
    • Samuel rebukes him for disobedience by not exterminating the Amalekites; the loss of his kingdom is foretold1Sa 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-bearer1Sa 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 enemy1Sa 18
    • Tries to kill David; Jonathan intercedes and incurs his father's displeasure; David's loyalty to Jonathan; Saul'stemporary remorse; prophesies1Sa 19
    • Hears Doeg against Ahimelech, and kills the priest and his family. pursues David to wilderness of Ziph; the Ziphitesbetray David to1Sa 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 David1Sa 26
    • Kills the Gibeonites; crime avenged by the death of seven of his sons2Sa 21:1-9
    • His kingdom invaded by Philistines; seeks counsel of the witch of En-dor, who foretells his own death1Sa 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 Jabesh1Sa 31; with 2Sa 1; 2; 1Ch 10
    • His death is a judgment on account of his sins 1Ch 10:13
  3. Of Tarsus