Saul
son of Kish (1SA 9:2), King of Israel (1SA 11:15)
PersonTribe of Benjaminmale336 verses
Names
- Saul — שָׁאוּל shaul “asked, [poss.] dedicated to G-d” (H7586) · Σαούλ Saoúl (G4549) — 1 Samuel 9:2
Titles
- the LORD's anointed — מָשִׁיחַ יְהוָה mashiyach y-h-v-h “[the] LORD's anointed/messiah” (H4899, H3068) · χριστῷ κυρίου xristō̂i kyríou “anointed/messiah [of the] lord” (G2962) — 1 Samuel 24:6
- King of Israel — מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל melek yisərael “king of Israel” (H3478) · βασιλεῦ Ισραηλ basileû Israēl “king of Israel” (G2474) — 1 Samuel 24:14
Family
- father of Jonathan (son of King Saul) (inferred)
- father of Ishvi (son of Saul) (inferred)
- father of Malchi-shua (inferred)
- father of Merab (inferred)
- father of Michal (inferred)
- father of Ish-bosheth (inferred)
- father of Armoni (inferred)
- father of Mephibosheth (son of Saul) (inferred)
Marriage
- husband of Ahinoam (wife of Saul) (inferred)
Associations
Dated events
- Birth of Saul* — 2,891 AH · 1,071 BC · aged 0 — 1 Samuel 9:2
- Saul's reign as king began* — 2,939 AH · 1,095 BC (Ussher) · aged 48 — 1 Samuel 13:1
- Saul's reign as king ended — 2,951 AH · 1,055 BC (Ussher) — 1 Samuel 31:4
- Death of Saul — 2,951 AH · 1,055 BC (Ussher) — 1 Samuel 31:4
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Gibeah 1 — 11 shared verses
- Jabesh-gilead — 8 shared verses
- Keilah — 6 shared verses
- Mount Gilboa — 6 shared verses
- Bethlehem 1 — 5 shared verses
- Gilgal 1 — 5 shared verses
- Hebron — 4 shared verses
- Jeshimon — 4 shared verses
- Ramah 4 — 4 shared verses
- Geba 1 — 3 shared verses
- Hachilah — 3 shared verses
- Horesh — 3 shared verses
and 44 further places named alongside this person.
Appearances
- 1 Samuel 9:2
- 1 Samuel 9:3
- 1 Samuel 9:5
- 1 Samuel 9:7
- 1 Samuel 9:8
- 1 Samuel 9:10
- 1 Samuel 9:15
- 1 Samuel 9:17
- 1 Samuel 9:18
- 1 Samuel 9:19
- 1 Samuel 9:21
- 1 Samuel 9:22
and 324 further references.