שָׁאוּל

sha.ulSaul
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man406 occurrences8 books335 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:
  • Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel
  • Shaul: Levite descendant of Kohath
  • Shaul: King of Edom from Rehoboth on the Euphrates
  • Shaul: Son of Simeon, grandson of Jacob

Definition

passive participle of H7592; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Saul, Shaul.

Glossary entries

Saul Shaul Joel (Person) Shaulite

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

406 total
  1. 1 Samuel 20:30שָׁאוּל֙ · Then Saul’s
    Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?
  2. 1 Samuel 20:32שָׁא֖וּל
    “Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”
  3. 1 Samuel 20:33שָׁא֧וּל · Then Saul
    Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
  4. 1 Samuel 21:7 (2×)שָׁא֜וּל · of Saul’s; לְשָׁאֽוּל׃ · Saul
    Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.
  5. 1 Samuel 21:10שָׁא֑וּל · Saul
    That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
  6. 1 Samuel 21:11שָׁאוּל֙ · Saul
    But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
  7. 1 Samuel 22:6 (2×)שָׁא֔וּל · Soon Saul; וְשָׁאוּל֩ · At that time Saul
    Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
  8. 1 Samuel 22:7שָׁא֗וּל · Then Saul
    Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
  9. 1 Samuel 22:9שָׁא֖וּל · Saul’s
    But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.
  10. 1 Samuel 22:12שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    “Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul. “Here I am, my lord,” he replied.
  11. 1 Samuel 22:13שָׁא֔וּל · And Saul
    And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”
  12. 1 Samuel 22:21שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.
  13. 1 Samuel 22:22לְשָׁא֑וּל · Saul
    Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house.
  14. 1 Samuel 23:7 (2×)לְשָׁא֔וּל · When Saul; שָׁא֗וּל · he
    When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”
  15. 1 Samuel 23:8שָׁא֛וּל · Then Saul
    Then Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.
  16. 1 Samuel 23:9שָׁא֖וּל · Saul
    When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
  17. 1 Samuel 23:10שָׁא֖וּל · Saul
    And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.
  18. 1 Samuel 23:11שָׁא֗וּל · Will Saul
    Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.
  19. 1 Samuel 23:12שָׁא֑וּל · of Saul
    So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.
  20. 1 Samuel 23:13וּלְשָׁא֣וּל · When Saul
    Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.
  21. 1 Samuel 23:14שָׁאוּל֙ · Saul
    And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.
  22. 1 Samuel 23:15שָׁא֖וּל · Saul
    While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
  23. 1 Samuel 23:16שָׁא֔וּל · Saul’s
    And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
  24. 1 Samuel 23:17 (2×)שָׁא֣וּל · Saul; שָׁא֥וּל · Saul
    …saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
  25. 1 Samuel 23:19שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
  26. 1 Samuel 23:21שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    “May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
  27. 1 Samuel 23:24שָׁא֑וּל · Saul
    So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon,
  28. 1 Samuel 23:25 (2×)שָׁא֣וּל · and Saul; שָׁא֔וּל · And when Saul
    …and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.
  29. 1 Samuel 23:26 (3×)שָׁא֜וּל · Saul; שָׁא֔וּל; וְשָׁא֣וּל · Saul
    Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
  30. 1 Samuel 23:27שָׁא֖וּל · Saul
    Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”
  31. 1 Samuel 23:28שָׁא֗וּל · So Saul
    So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.
  32. 1 Samuel 24:1שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”
  33. 1 Samuel 24:2שָׁא֗וּל · So Saul
    So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
  34. 1 Samuel 24:3שָׁא֖וּל · and he
    Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.
  35. 1 Samuel 24:4לְשָׁא֖וּל · of Saul’s
    So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
  36. 1 Samuel 24:5לְשָׁאֽוּל׃ס · of Saul’s robe
    Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
  37. 1 Samuel 24:7 (2×)שָׁא֑וּל · Saul; וְשָׁא֛וּל · Then Saul
    With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.
  38. 1 Samuel 24:8 (2×)שָׁא֛וּל · Saul; שָׁאוּל֙ · When Saul
    After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
  39. 1 Samuel 24:9לְשָׁא֔וּל · to Saul
    …and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
  40. 1 Samuel 24:16 (2×)שָׁא֔וּל; שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud