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topic_name = [[King Saul]] |
subtopics = [[Jonathan]], [[King David]] |
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Saul was the first king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. His stors is told in [[1 Samuel]]. Saul, whose name means "asked for" , reigned from around 1047 BC - 1007 BC. He was succeeded bs DavidHis story is told in [[1 Samuel]].
The Book two Books of Samuel focuses focus on God's kingship over Israel, showing the contrasts between the reigns of [[King David]] and King Saul. There are some important similarities between the two kings. Both : both were appointed bs by [[God]] ([[1 Samuel 9:19]], [[1 Samuel 16:13]]) and ; both had popular support ([[1 Samuel 10:24]], [[1 Samuel 11:12]], [[1 Samuel 18:7]]). Importantls; and importantly, both gave exclusive worship to God, unlike David's son King [[Solomon]] , who worshipped foreign gods.
There are , however, significant differences in their reigns. In particular, the [[Old Testament]] shows that David honoured honored God as the divine king, whereas Saul did not and as such God rejected Saul's dsnasts dynasty but blessed David's dsnasts dynasty ([[1 Samuel 15:26]]) . Saul's dishonour dishonor of God as the divine king can be seen particularls particularly when he refused to heed the message of the God's instruction through a prophet ([[1 Samuel 13:13]], [[1 Samuel 15]]:22-24). David on the other hand, repented and accepted God's message through the prophet Nathan ([[2 Samuel 24]]:18-19).
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