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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

406 total
  1. 1 Samuel 24:16שָׁא֛וּל · Then Saul
    When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud
  2. 1 Samuel 24:22 (2×)לְשָׁא֑וּל · to Saul; שָׁאוּל֙ · Then Saul
    So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
  3. 1 Samuel 25:44וְשָׁא֗וּל · But Saul
    But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
  4. 1 Samuel 26:1שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”
  5. 1 Samuel 26:2שָׁא֗וּל · So Saul
    So Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.
  6. 1 Samuel 26:3 (2×)שָׁא֜וּל · Saul; שָׁא֛וּל · Saul
    Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,
  7. 1 Samuel 26:4שָׁא֖וּל · Saul
    David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.
  8. 1 Samuel 26:5 (3×)שָׁאוּל֒ · Saul; שָׁא֔וּל · Saul; וְשָׁאוּל֙ · Saul
    Then David set out and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general of his army, had lain down. Saul was lying inside the inner circle of the camp, with the troops camped around him.
  9. 1 Samuel 26:6שָׁא֖וּל · Saul
    And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai.
  10. 1 Samuel 26:7שָׁא֗וּל · and Saul
    That night David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the troops were lying around him.
  11. 1 Samuel 26:12שָׁא֔וּל · by Saul’s head
    So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.
  12. 1 Samuel 26:17שָׁאוּל֙ · Then Saul
    Then Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” “It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said.
  13. 1 Samuel 26:21שָׁא֨וּל · Then Saul
    Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
  14. 1 Samuel 26:25 (2×)שָׁא֜וּל · Saul; וְשָׁא֖וּל · and Saul
    Saul said to him, “May you be blessed, David my son. You will accomplish great things and will surely prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.
  15. 1 Samuel 27:1 (2×)שָׁא֑וּל · of Saul; שָׁאוּל֙ · Then Saul
    David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
  16. 1 Samuel 27:4לְשָׁא֔וּל · And when Saul
    And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
  17. 1 Samuel 28:3וְשָׁא֗וּל · And Saul
    Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
  18. 1 Samuel 28:4שָׁאוּל֙ · while Saul
    The Philistines gathered together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
  19. 1 Samuel 28:5שָׁא֖וּל · When Saul
    When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.
  20. 1 Samuel 28:6שָׁאוּל֙
    He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
  21. 1 Samuel 28:7שָׁא֜וּל · Then Saul
    Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.
  22. 1 Samuel 28:8שָׁא֗וּל · So Saul
    So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”
  23. 1 Samuel 28:9שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?”
  24. 1 Samuel 28:10שָׁא֔וּל · Then Saul
    Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.”
  25. 1 Samuel 28:12 (2×)שָׁא֧וּל · to Saul; שָׁאֽוּל׃ · are Saul
    But when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out in a loud voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”
  26. 1 Samuel 28:13שָׁא֔וּל
    “Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.
  27. 1 Samuel 28:14שָׁאוּל֙ · So Saul
    “What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.
  28. 1 Samuel 28:15 (2×)שָׁא֔וּל · Saul; שָׁ֠אוּל · Saul
    Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”
  29. 1 Samuel 28:20שָׁא֗וּל · Saul
    Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
  30. 1 Samuel 28:21שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    When the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.
  31. 1 Samuel 28:25שָׁא֛וּל · Saul
    She served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. And that night they got up and left.
  32. 1 Samuel 29:3שָׁא֣וּל · Saul
    Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
  33. 1 Samuel 29:5שָׁאוּל֙ · Saul
    Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
  34. 1 Samuel 31:2 (2×)שָׁא֖וּל · Saul; שָׁאֽוּל׃ · Saul’s
    The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
  35. 1 Samuel 31:3שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
  36. 1 Samuel 31:4 (2×)שָׁאוּל֩ · Then Saul; שָׁאוּל֙ · So Saul
    Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
  37. 1 Samuel 31:5שָׁא֑וּל · Saul
    When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.
  38. 1 Samuel 31:6שָׁא֡וּל · So Saul
    So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day.
  39. 1 Samuel 31:7שָׁא֣וּל · Saul
    When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
  40. 1 Samuel 31:8שָׁאוּל֙ · Saul
    The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.