Bible Verses About Saul - Nave’s Topical Bible

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Saul

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1. Also called SHAUL
King of Edom Gen 36:37, 38; 1 Chr 1:48, 49
2. King of Israel
A Benjamite, son of Kish 1 Sam 9:1, 2
Sons of 1 Chr 8:33
His personal appearance 1 Sam 9:2; 10:23
Made king of Israel 1 Sam 9; 10; 11:12–15; Hos 13:11
Lives at Gibeah of Saul 1 Sam 14:2; 15:34; Isa 10:29
Defeats the Philistines 1 Sam 13; 14:46, 52
Strikes the Amalekites 1 Sam 15
Is reproved by Samuel for usurping the priestly functions 1 Sam 13:11–14
Samuel rebukes him for disobedience by not exterminating the Amalekites; the loss of his kingdom is foretold 1 Sam 15
Dedicates the spoils of war 1 Sam 15:21–25; 1 Chr 26:28
Sends messengers to Jesse, asking that David be sent to him as a musician and an armor-bearer 1 Sam 16:17–23
Defeats the Philistines after Goliath is killed by David 1 Sam 17
His jealousy of David; gives his daughter, Michal, to David to be his wife; becomes David’s enemy 1 Sam 18
Tries to kill David; Jonathan intercedes and incurs his father’s displeasure; David’s loyalty to Jonathan; Saul’s temporary remorse; prophesies 1 Sam 19
Hears Doeg against Ahimelech, and kills the priest and his family. pursues David to wilderness of Ziph; the Ziphites betray David to 1 Sam 23
Pursues David to En-gedi 1 Sam 24:1–6
His life spared by David 1 Sam 24:5–8
Saul’s contrition for his bad faith 1 Sam 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 1 Sam 26
Kills the Gibeonites; crime avenged by the death of seven of his sons 2 Sam 21:1–9
His kingdom invaded by Philistines; seeks counsel of the witch of En-dor, who foretells his own death 1 Sam 28:3–25; 29:1
Is defeated, and is killed with some of his sons 1 Sam 31
Their bodies exposed in Beth-shan; rescued by the people of Jabesh and burned; bones of, buried under a tree at Jabesh 1 Sam 31; 2 Sam 1; 2; 1 Chr 10
His death is a judgment on account of his sins 1 Chr 10:13
3. Of Tarsus
See Paul

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.

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