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