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 31:11לְשָׁאֽוּל׃ · to Saul
    When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
  2. 1 Samuel 31:12שָׁא֗וּל · of Saul
    …all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.
  3. 2 Samuel 1:1שָׁא֔וּל · of Saul
    After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
  4. 2 Samuel 1:2שָׁא֔וּל · Saul’s
    On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
  5. 2 Samuel 1:4שָׁא֛וּל · Saul
    “What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
  6. 2 Samuel 1:5שָׁא֖וּל · Saul
    Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
  7. 2 Samuel 1:6שָׁא֖וּל · was Saul
    “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.
  8. 2 Samuel 1:12שָׁא֞וּל · Saul
    They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
  9. 2 Samuel 1:17שָׁא֖וּל · Saul
    Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
  10. 2 Samuel 1:21שָׁא֔וּל · of Saul
    O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.
  11. 2 Samuel 1:22שָׁא֔וּל · of Saul
    From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.
  12. 2 Samuel 1:23שָׁא֣וּל · Saul
    Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.
  13. 2 Samuel 1:24שָׁא֖וּל · Saul
    O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and luxury, who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.
  14. 2 Samuel 2:4שָׁאֽוּל׃ס · Saul
    Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
  15. 2 Samuel 2:5שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
  16. 2 Samuel 2:7שָׁא֑וּל · though Saul
    Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
  17. 2 Samuel 2:8 (2×)לְשָׁא֑וּל · of Saul’s; שָׁא֔וּל · Saul’s
    Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
  18. 2 Samuel 2:10שָׁא֗וּל · Saul’s
    Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
  19. 2 Samuel 2:12שָׁא֑וּל · of Saul
    One day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
  20. 2 Samuel 2:15שָׁא֔וּל · of Saul
    So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
  21. 2 Samuel 3:1 (2×)שָׁא֔וּל · of Saul; שָׁא֖וּל · of Saul
    Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
  22. 2 Samuel 3:6 (2×)שָׁא֔וּל · of Saul; שָׁאֽוּל׃ · of Saul
    During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.
  23. 2 Samuel 3:7וּלְשָׁא֣וּל · Now Saul
    Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
  24. 2 Samuel 3:8שָׁא֣וּל · Saul
    Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
  25. 2 Samuel 3:10שָׁא֑וּל · of Saul
    …to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
  26. 2 Samuel 3:13שָׁא֔וּל · Saul’s
    “Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”
  27. 2 Samuel 3:14שָׁא֖וּל · of Saul
    Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
  28. 2 Samuel 4:1שָׁא֗וּל · of Saul
    Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
  29. 2 Samuel 4:2שָׁא֟וּל · Saul’s
    Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
  30. 2 Samuel 4:4 (2×)שָׁא֔וּל · of Saul; שָׁא֨וּל · about Saul
    And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
  31. 2 Samuel 4:8 (2×)שָׁאוּל֙ · of Saul; מִשָּׁא֖וּל · against Saul
    They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
  32. 2 Samuel 4:10שָׁא֗וּל · Saul
    …when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
  33. 2 Samuel 5:2שָׁא֥וּל · while Saul
    Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
  34. 2 Samuel 6:16שָׁא֜וּל · Saul’s
    As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
  35. 2 Samuel 6:20שָׁאוּל֙ · Saul’s
    When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.”
  36. 2 Samuel 6:23שָׁא֔וּל · of Saul
    And Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.
  37. 2 Samuel 7:15שָׁא֔וּל · Saul
    But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
  38. 2 Samuel 9:1שָׁא֑וּל · of Saul
    Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
  39. 2 Samuel 9:2שָׁא֥וּל · of Saul
    And there was a servant of the house of Saul named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied.
  40. 2 Samuel 9:3שָׁא֔וּל · of Saul
    So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
  41. 2 Samuel 9:6שָׁאוּל֙ · of Saul
    And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
  42. 2 Samuel 9:7שָׁא֣וּל · Saul
    “Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
  43. 2 Samuel 9:9 (2×)שָׁא֖וּל · Saul’s; לְשָׁאוּל֙ · Saul
    Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
  44. 2 Samuel 12:7שָׁאֽוּל׃ · of Saul
    Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.