Saul's son and heir Jonathan befriends David and recognises him as rightful king.

The elders of Judah anoint David as king, but in the north Saul's son Ishbaal rules over the northern tribes.

Examples cited are Ruth and her mother-in-law Naomi, Daniel and the court official Ashpenaz, and, most famously, David and King Saul's son Jonathan.

" By various stratagems the jealous king seeks his death, but the plots only endear David the more to the people, and especially to Saul's son Jonathan, who loves David ( 1 Samuel 18: 1, 2 Samuel 1: 25 – 26 ).

In the north, Saul's son Ish-Bosheth becomes king of the tribes of Israel.

() Saul then gave his other daughter Michal in marriage to David, () but when David became Saul's rival to the kingship, Saul gave Michal in marriage to Palti, son of Laish.

In the text, Saul's son Jonathan becomes David's dearest friend.

One also finds Eshbaʿal ( one of Saul's sons ) and Beʿeliada ( a son of David ).

After the death of Saul, all the tribes other than Judah remained loyal to the House of Saul, but after the death of Ish-bosheth, Saul's son and successor to the throne of Israel, the Tribe of Reuben joined the other northern Israelite tribes in making David, who was then the king of Judah, king of a re-united Kingdom of Israel.

After the death of Saul, all the tribes other than Judah remained loyal to the House of Saul, but after the death of Ish-bosheth, Saul's son and successor to the throne of Israel, the Tribe of Naphtali joined the other northern Israelite tribes in making David, who was then the king of Judah, king of a re-united Kingdom of Israel.

However, after the death of Ish-bosheth, Saul's son and successor to the throne of Israel, all the other Israelite tribes made David, who was then the king of Judah, king of a re-united Kingdom of Israel.

After the death of Saul, all the tribes other than Judah remained loyal to the House of Saul, but after the death of Ish-bosheth, Saul's son and successor to the throne of Israel, the Tribe of Ephraim joined the other northern Israelite tribes in making David, who was then the king of Judah, king of a re-united Kingdom of Israel.

After the death of Saul, Abner took her as wife, resulting in a quarrel between him and Saul's son and successor, Ishbosheth.

After the death of Saul, all the tribes other than Judah remained loyal to the House of Saul, but after the death of Ish-bosheth, Saul's son and successor to the throne of Israel, the Tribe of Manasseh joined the other northern Israelite tribes in making David, who was then the king of Judah, king of a re-united Kingdom of Israel.

After the death of Saul, all the tribes other than Judah remained loyal to the House of Saul, but after the death of Ish-bosheth, Saul's son and successor to the throne of Israel, the Tribe of Benjamin joined the northern Israelite tribes in making David, who was then the king of Judah, king of a re-united Kingdom of Israel.

After the death of Saul, all the tribes other than Judah remained loyal to the House of Saul, but after the death of Ish-bosheth, Saul's son and successor to the throne of Israel, the Tribe of Dan joined the other northern Israelite tribes in making David, who was then the king of Judah, king of a re-united Kingdom of Israel.

After the death of Saul, all the tribes other than Judah remained loyal to the House of Saul, but after the death of Ish-bosheth, Saul's son and successor to the throne of Israel, the Tribe of Gad joined the other northern Israelite tribes in making David, who was then the king of Judah, king of a re-united Kingdom of Israel.

There is even the notion of being overly moral, in that Arthur on two occasions is prepared to burn Guinevere at the stake ( reminiscent of King Saul's willingness to sacrifice even his son, Jonathan, if he had done wrong ).

# Also in the First Book of Samuel, lots are used to determine that it was Jonathan, Saul's son, who broke the oath that Saul made, " Cursed be the man who eats food until its evening and I am avenged on my enemies ".

In 1 Samuel 13 ‘ And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin, but the Philistines encamped in Michmash .’ According to the Bible, King Saul's son Jonathan was able to beat the Philistines by finding a secret path around the town and flanking them, which caused panic throughout and a Philistine rout.

* One of the two " captains of bands " whom Saul's son Ish-bosheth took into his service, and who conspired to kill him.

:"... Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim ; and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

Three of Saul's sons – Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua – died with him at Mount Gilboa (; ).

The next day, Jonathan meets with David and tells him Saul's intent.

Jonathan approaches Saul to plead David's cause: " Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan.

After parting from Jonathan, David fled from Saul's jealous anger and went to Nob.

On hearing that God had blessed Obed-edom because of the presence of the Ark in his house, David had the Ark brought to Zion by the Levites, while he himself, " girded with a linen ephod ," " danced before the Lord with all his might " and in the sight of all the public gathered in Jerusalem — a performance that caused him to be scornfully rebuked by his first wife, Saul's daughter Michal ( 2 Sam.

The only one of the priests to escape from Saul's massacre, he fled to David at Keilah, taking with him the ephod and other priestly regalies ( 1 Sam.

David's warrior credentials lead to women falling in love with him, including Michal, Saul's daughter, who later acts to protect David against Saul.

Armoni and Mephibosheth ( Saul's sons with his concubine, Rizpah ) were given by David along with the five sons of Merab ( Saul's daughter ) to the Gibeonites, who killed them.

* () The Philistines return with an army to attack Israel, but, having amassed on a hillside opposite to the Israelite forces, suggest that to save effort and lives on both sides, it would be better to have a proxy combat between their champion, a Rephaim from Gath named Goliath, and someone of Saul's choosing.

David's speech is overheard and reported to Saul, who summons David and on hearing David's views decides to fit him out with his ( Saul's ) own armour.

When Saul's other daughter Michal falls in love with David, Saul repeats the offer.

One of Saul's sons, who perished with his father in the battle of Gilboa (; ).

He was summoned into Saul's presence, and accused, on the information of Doeg the Edomite, of disloyalty because of his kindness to David ; whereupon the king commanded that he, with the other priests who stood beside him, 86 in all, should be slain with his family.

The voice of the prophet's ghost, after complaining of being disturbed, berates Saul for disobeying God, and predicts Saul's downfall, with his whole army, in battle the next day, then adds that Saul and his sons will join him, then, in the abode of the dead.

" In Endor " by Shaul Tchernichovsky, describing King Saul's encounter with the Witch of Endor, is considered a major work of modern Hebrew poetry.

In an opposite direction, he premiered a technologically innovative opera called Dennis Cleveland at the Kitchen in 1996, based on a talk show format and with some of the singers / actors spread out among the audience, though with a dense libretto drawn from John Ralston Saul's critique of Western society in the latter's book Voltaire's Bastards.

A place named Gilgal is mentioned by the Books of Samuel as having been included in Samuel's annual circuit, and as the location where he offered sacrifices after Saul was anointed as king, and where he renewed Saul's kingship together with the people ( 1 Samuel chapters 7 and 11 ).

() David's terms for peace required that Michal ( Saul's daughter and Ish-bosheth's sister who had been David's wife before David and Saul fell out with each other ) be returned to him, which Ish-bosheth fulfilled.

# The beginning of 1 Chronicles ( chapters 1 – 10 ) mostly contains genealogical lists, including the House of Saul and Saul's rejection by God, which sets the stage for the rise of David.

Yahweh tells Samuel to anoint David of Bethlehem as king, and David enters Saul's court as his armour-bearer and harpist.

David is described as someone renowned for his skill at playing the harp, and consequently summoned to Saul's court to calm his moods.

The Deuteronomist's negative view of Saul and desire to show David as the first real king of Israel has obscured Saul's real achievements.

David is successful in many battles, and his popularity awakes Saul's fears — " What more can he have but the kingdom?

When word of Saul's needs reach Jesse, he sends David, who had been looking after a flock, and David is appointed as Saul's armor bearer.