1 Samuel 13:1
Saul Fails the Lord Saul was[thirty] years old when he began to reign; he ruled over Israel for[forty] years.
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- 2 Sam 2:9-113 verses79%
9He appointed him king over Gilead, the Geshurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
10Ish-bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he began to rule over Israel. He ruled two years. However, the people of Judah followed David.
11David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years.
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2Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He sent all the rest of the people back home.
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21Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
- 1 Sam 13:13-164 verses72%
13Then Samuel said to Saul,“You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed the commandment that the LORD your God gave you. Had you done that, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!
14But now your kingdom will not continue! The LORD has sought out for himself a man who is loyal to him and the LORD has appointed him to be leader over his people, for you have not obeyed what the LORD commanded you.”
15Then Samuel set out and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. Saul mustered the army that remained with him; there were about six hundred men.
16Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash.
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11David reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.
- 2 Sam 5:4-52 verses72%
4David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years.
5In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
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1Saul Is Rejected as King Then Samuel said to Saul,“I was the one the LORD sent to anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now listen to what the LORD says.
- 1 Chr 29:26-272 verses71%
26David’s Reign Comes to an End David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
27He reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.
- 1 Sam 18:12-132 verses70%
12So Saul feared David, because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul.
13Saul removed David from his presence and made him a commanding officer. David led the army out to battle and back.
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4So Saul assembled the army and mustered them at Telaim. There were 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
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1¶ David Learns of the Deaths of Saul and Jonathan After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, he stayed at Ziklag for two days.
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47After Saul had secured his royal position over Israel, he fought against all their enemies on all sides– the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. In every direction that he turned he was victorious.
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17David’s Tribute to Saul and Jonathan Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.
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2Now Saul was sitting under a pomegranate tree in Migron, on the outskirts of Gibeah. The army that was with him numbered about six hundred men.
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1Samuel said to all Israel,“I have done everything you requested. I have given you a king.
- 1 Sam 13:9-113 verses69%
9So Saul said,“Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” Then he offered a burnt offering.
10Just when he had finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel appeared on the scene. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.
11But Samuel said,“What have you done?” Saul replied,“When I saw that the army had started to abandon me and that you didn’t come at the appointed time and that the Philistines had assembled at Micmash,
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38When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
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7Some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan River to the land of Gad and Gilead. But Saul stayed at Gilgal; the entire army that was with him was terrified.
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1However, the war was prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David. David was becoming steadily stronger, while the house of Saul was becoming increasingly weaker.
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51Ahaziah’s Reign over Israel In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Ahaziah became king over Israel in Samaria. He ruled for two years over Israel.
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4All Israel heard this message,“Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel is repulsive to the Philistines!” So the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
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42Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years.
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15So all the people went to Gilgal, where they established Saul as king in the LORD’s presence. They offered up peace offerings there in the LORD’s presence. Saul and all the Israelites were very happy.
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40Then he said to all Israel,“You will be on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will be on the other side.” The army replied to Saul,“Do whatever you think is best.”
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1Jehoahaz’s Reign over Israel In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah’s King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for seventeen years.
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17When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said,“Here is the man that I told you about! He will rule over my people.”
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2The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.
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4These six were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
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52There was fierce war with the Philistines all the days of Saul. So whenever Saul saw anyone who was a warrior or a brave individual, he would conscript him.
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27But the next morning, the second day of the new moon, David’s place was still vacant. So Saul said to his son Jonathan,“Why has Jesse’s son not come to the meal yesterday or today?”
- 1 Sam 14:17-182 verses67%
17So Saul said to the army that was with him,“Muster the troops and see who is no longer with us.” When they mustered the troops, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.
18So Saul said to Ahijah,“Bring near the ephod,” for he was at that time wearing the ephod in front of the Israelites.
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1Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.
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2In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The LORD said to you,‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”
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29Ahab Promotes Idolatry In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri’s son Ahab became king over Israel. Ahab son of Omri ruled over Israel for twenty-two years in Samaria.
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49When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor succeeded him.
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25Nadab’s Reign over Israel In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Nadab became the king of Israel; he ruled Israel for two years.
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2Saul retained David on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.
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3When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD’s message that came through Samuel.