שָׁאוּל

sha.ul

Hebrew H7586 Personal name, masculine 406 occurrences in 335 verses

שָׁאוּל Saul

A king of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.9.2;

son of: Kish (H7027); married to Ahinoam (H0293) and Rizpah (H7532);

father of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Ish-bosheth (H0378), Armoni (H0764), Mephibosheth (H4648H)

§ Saul or Shaul = "desired"

1. a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel

2. an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah

3. a son of Simeon

4. a Levite, son of Uzziah

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 335 verses

1 Samuel 14:16 לְשָׁא֔וּל

Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,
1 Samuel 14:17 שָׁא֗וּל

Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.” And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.
1 Samuel 14:18 שָׁאוּל֙

Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)
1 Samuel 14:19 שָׁאוּל֙שָׁא֛וּל

While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”
1 Samuel 14:20 שָׁא֗וּל

Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.
1 Samuel 14:21 שָׁא֖וּל

And the Hebrews who had previously gone up into the surrounding camps of the Philistines now went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
1 Samuel 14:24 שָׁא֨וּל

Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
1 Samuel 14:33 לְשָׁאוּל֙

Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”
1 Samuel 14:34 שָׁא֣וּל

Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.
1 Samuel 14:35 שָׁא֛וּל

Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD.
1 Samuel 14:36 שָׁא֡וּל

And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
1 Samuel 14:37 שָׁאוּל֙

So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.
1 Samuel 14:38 שָׁא֔וּל

Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.
1 Samuel 14:40 שָׁא֔וּל

Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
1 Samuel 14:41 שָׁא֗וּלוְשָׁא֖וּל

So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.
1 Samuel 14:42 שָׁא֔וּל

Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.
1 Samuel 14:43 שָׁאוּל֙

“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”
1 Samuel 14:44 שָׁא֔וּל

And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”
1 Samuel 14:45 שָׁא֗וּל

But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
1 Samuel 14:46 שָׁא֔וּל

Then Saul gave up his pursuit of the Philistines, and the Philistines returned to their own land.
1 Samuel 14:47 וְשָׁא֛וּל

After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
1 Samuel 14:49 שָׁא֔וּל

Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).
1 Samuel 14:50 שָׁא֔וּלשָׁאֽוּל׃

His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
1 Samuel 14:51 שָׁא֛וּל

Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.
1 Samuel 14:52 שָׁא֑וּלשָׁא֜וּל

And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.
1 Samuel 15:1 שָׁא֔וּל

Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.
1 Samuel 15:4 שָׁאוּל֙

So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
1 Samuel 15:5 שָׁא֖וּל

Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.
1 Samuel 15:6 שָׁא֣וּל

And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.
1 Samuel 15:7 שָׁא֖וּל

Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
1 Samuel 15:9 שָׁא֨וּל

Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.
1 Samuel 15:11 שָׁאוּל֙

“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
1 Samuel 15:12 שָׁא֖וּלשָׁא֤וּל

Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”
1 Samuel 15:13 שָׁא֑וּלשָׁא֗וּל

When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
1 Samuel 15:15 שָׁא֜וּל

Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”
1 Samuel 15:16 שָׁא֔וּל

“Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied.
1 Samuel 15:20 שָׁא֜וּל

“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.
1 Samuel 15:24 שָׁא֤וּל

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
1 Samuel 15:26 שָׁא֔וּל

“I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
1 Samuel 15:31 שָׁא֑וּלשָׁא֖וּל

So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
1 Samuel 15:34 וְשָׁא֛וּלשָׁאֽוּל׃

Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
1 Samuel 15:35 שָׁאוּל֙שָׁא֑וּלשָׁא֖וּל

And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
1 Samuel 16:1 שָׁא֔וּל

Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
1 Samuel 16:2 שָׁא֖וּל

“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
1 Samuel 16:14 שָׁא֑וּל

After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.
1 Samuel 16:15 שָׁא֖וּל

Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely a spirit of distress from God is tormenting you.
1 Samuel 16:17 שָׁא֖וּל

And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”
1 Samuel 16:19 שָׁא֛וּל

So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”
1 Samuel 16:20 שָׁאֽוּל׃

And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.
1 Samuel 16:21 שָׁא֔וּל

When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.