1044/1043 BC
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Saul · Israel
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Saul · Israel.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2880–2884
Reference under review · 1040/1039 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
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Reference library
Look up Saul in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Saul →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Saul →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Saul →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Saul →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Saul →Dated record
Events involving Saul · Israel
Creation year 28801044/1043 BC
Saul becomes king
Saul becomes Israel’s first king through Samuel’s anointing.
1 Samuel 10:1, 24 · KJV
“Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head. And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.”
KJV chronology
Open Creation year 2880 in the Original Timeline →This event follows the dated sequence preserved in 1 Samuel.
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The Spirit of God comes upon Saul; he prophesies
Samuel foretells the sign; God gives Saul another heart, the Spirit comes upon him, and Saul prophesies among the company of prophets. The event belongs to the same accession setting as his anointing.
1 Samuel 10:6, 9–12 · KJV
“And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.”
Parallel Scripture · 1 Samuel 19:20–24
Open Creation year 2880 in the Original Timeline →Saul later prophesies again at Naioth when the Spirit of God comes upon him. Scripture records that later occasion but supplies no separate numbered year for it.
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