King Saul

E20175
biblical figure human king of Israel monarch

King Saul was the first king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible, known for his troubled reign and eventual downfall, particularly in contrast to his successor, King David.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
King Saul canonical 16
Saul 4
King Silas Benjamin is based on King Saul 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure ⓘ
human ⓘ
king of Israel ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Saul ⓘ
King Saul ⓘ
surface form: Saul ben Kish
anointedBy Samuel ⓘ
appearsIn 1 Samuel ⓘ
surface form: First Book of Samuel

2 Samuel ⓘ
surface form: Second Book of Samuel
causeOfDeath suicide by falling on his sword ⓘ
child Abinadab ⓘ
Ish-bosheth ⓘ
Jonathan ⓘ
Malchi-shua ⓘ
Merab ⓘ
Michal ⓘ
chosenBy YHWH ⓘ
surface form: God of Israel
conflict Saul–David conflict ⓘ
contemporary David ⓘ
Jonathan ⓘ
countryRuled Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Israel
describedIn Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible ⓘ
surface form: Old Testament
enemy Amalekites ⓘ
Philistines ⓘ
father Kish ⓘ
killedAt Mount Gilboa ⓘ
knownFor being the first king of Israel ⓘ
disobedience to divine commands ⓘ
jealousy of David ⓘ
troubled reign and downfall ⓘ
mentor Samuel ⓘ
mother Ahinoam of Jezreel ⓘ
surface form: Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz
notableEvent anointed as first king of Israel by Samuel ⓘ
conflict with Goliath episode involving David ⓘ
consultation of the medium at Endor ⓘ
death at the Battle of Mount Gilboa ⓘ
pursuit of David ⓘ
victory over the Ammonites at Jabesh-gilead ⓘ
war against the Philistines ⓘ
portrayedAs tragic figure in biblical narrative ⓘ
positionHeld King Saul self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: King of Israel
predecessor Judges of Israel ⓘ
reasonForRejection failure to completely destroy the Amalekites ⓘ
offering sacrifice without Samuel ⓘ
rejectedBy YHWH ⓘ
surface form: God of Israel
religion ancient Israelite religion ⓘ
spouse Ahinoam of Jezreel ⓘ
surface form: Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz
successor King David ⓘ
title first king of the united Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
tribe Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King David → predecessor → King Saul ⓘ
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) → hasMonarch → King Saul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saul
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) → firstMonarch → King Saul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saul
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) → notableRuler → King Saul ⓘ
1 Samuel → subject → King Saul ⓘ
this entity surface form: reign of Saul
1 Samuel → centralFigure → King Saul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saul
2 Samuel → mainCharacter → King Saul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saul
King Saul → alsoKnownAs → King Saul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saul ben Kish
King Saul → positionHeld → King Saul self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of Israel
Michal → father → King Saul ⓘ
Israelites → keyLeader → King Saul ⓘ
David and Goliath → hasCharacter → King Saul ⓘ
Abner → servedUnder → King Saul ⓘ
Mephibosheth → hasGrandfather → King Saul ⓘ
Philistines → conflictedWith → King Saul ⓘ
Mount Gilboa → associatedWithPerson → King Saul ⓘ
Amalekites → associatedWithFigure → King Saul ⓘ
Benjamin → associatedWith → King Saul ⓘ
subject surface form: Tribe of Benjamin
Gilboa Mountains → associatedWithPerson → King Saul ⓘ
Kings (2009 TV series) → characterBasedOn → King Saul ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Silas Benjamin is based on King Saul
Ramah → associatedWith → King Saul ⓘ
Tell el-Ful → associatedWithBiblicalFigure → King Saul ⓘ
Gibeonite treaty → violatedBy → King Saul ⓘ
Gibeonites → wrongedBy → King Saul ⓘ