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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]].

===Saul's reign in its theological context===

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).

the The [[Bible]] explains that God ended the dsnasts dynasty of Saul and did not bring about the final conquest of the land under Saul's reign because of Saul's lack of honouring did not adequately honor God.