SAUL
Thompson Chain Reference (1908)
King of Edom
A Benjamite, son of Kish
Sons of
His personal appearance
Made king of Israel
Lives at Gibeah of Saul
Defeats the Philistines
Strikes the Amalekites
Is reproved by Samuel for usurping the priestly functions
Samuel rebukes him for disobedience by not exterminating the Amalekites; the loss of his kingdom is foretold
Dedicates the spoils of war
Sends messengers to Jesse, asking that David be sent to him as a musician and an armor-bearer
Defeats the Philistines after Goliath is killed by David
His jealousy of David; gives his daughter, Michal, to David to be his wife; becomes David’ s enemy
Tries to kill David; Jonathan intercedes and incurs his father’ s displeasure; David’ s loyalty to Jonathan; Saul’ s temporary remorse; prophesies
Hears Doeg against Ahimelech, and kills the priest and his family. pursues David to wilderness of Ziph; the Ziphites betray David to
Pursues David to En-gedi
His life spared by David
Saul’ s contrition for his bad faith
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
Kills the Gibeonites; crime avenged by the death of seven of his sons
His kingdom invaded by Philistines; seeks counsel of the witch of En-dor, who foretells his own death
Is defeated, and is killed with some of his sons
Their bodies exposed in Beth-shan; rescued by the people of Jabesh and burned; bones of, buried under a tree at Jabesh
His death is a judgment on account of his sins