A Benjamite, son of Kish
1Sa 9:1-2
Sons of
1Ch 8:33
His personal appearance
1Sa 9:2;
1Sa 10:23
Made king of Israel
1 Sam 9-10; 1Sa 11:12-15;
Hos 13:11
Dwells at Gibeah of Saul
1Sa 14:2;
1Sa 15:34;
Isa 10:29
Defeats the Philistines
1 Sam 13; 1Sa 14:46;
1Sa 14:52
Smites the Amalekites
1 Sam 15
Is reproved by Samuel for usurping the priestly functions
1Sa 13:11-14
Is reproved for disobedience in not slaying the Amalekites; the
loss of his kingdom foretold
1 Sam 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
musician and armor-bearer
1Sa 16:17-23
Defeats the Philistines after Goliath is slain 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 slay David; Jonathan intercedes and incurs his father's
displeasure; David's loyalty to him; Saul's repentance; prophesies
1 Sam 19
Hears Doeg against Ahimelech, and slays the priest and his family.
Pursues David to the wilderness of Ziph; the Ziphites betray David
to
1 Sam 23
Pursues David to Engedi
1Sa 24:1-6
His life saved 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
1 Sam 26
Slays 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
Endor, who foretells his death
1 Sam 28:3-25; 1Sa 29:1
Is defeated, and with his sons is slain
1Sa 31:1-13
Their bodies exposed in Bethshan; rescued by the people of Jabesh
and burned; bones of, buried under a tree at Jabesh
1Sa 31:1-13; 2 Sam 1-2;
1Ch 10:1-14
His death a judgment on account of his sins
1Ch 10:13