When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river ¹  succeeded him.

When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor succeeded him.

The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul,

So Saul and his three sons died; his whole household ¹  died together.

Until the day he ¹  died Samuel did not see Saul again. Samuel did, however, mourn for Saul, but the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul’s servants. ¹ 

Saul went on one side of the mountain, while David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, but Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men so they could capture them.

When David finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is that your voice, my son David?” Then Saul wept loudly. ¹ 

So David set out and went to the place where Saul was camped. David saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general in command of his army, were sleeping. Now Saul was lying in the entrenchment, and the army was camped all around him.

The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul (the son of a Canaanite woman).

Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told ¹  Samuel:

Saul’s uncle said, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.” ¹ 

Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.

The Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.

Then the people said to Samuel, “Who were the ones asking, ‘Will Saul reign over us?’ Hand over those men so we may execute them!”

Saul was [thirty] ¹  years old when he began to reign; he ruled over Israel for [forty] ²  years.

Just when he had finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel appeared on the scene. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him. ¹ 

Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash. ¹ 

Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin ¹  looked on ²  as the crowd of soldiers seemed to melt away first in one direction and then in another. ³ 

Then Saul built an altar for the Lord; it was the first time he had built an altar for the Lord.