Saul in Naves Topical Bible

-1. Also called SHAUL King of Edom Ge 36:37,38; 1Ch 1:48,49 -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 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