Saul Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on saul bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · 1 Samuel 9:1 (KJV)
What tribe was Saul from?
Answer: Benjamin
Study note. Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. And he had a son, whose name was Saul.
Lesson 2 · 1 Samuel 10:21 (KJV)
Where was Saul when Samuel came to anoint him?
Answer: Hiding among the stuff / baggage
Study note. And when they sought him, he could not be found. Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.
Lesson 3 · 1 Samuel 11:6 (KJV)
What did Saul do to the Ammonites that made the people rejoice?
Answer: He defeated them utterly at Jabeshgilead
Study note. And the spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly… And Saul put the people in three companies… and they slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day.
Lesson 4 · 1 Samuel 13:13 (KJV)
What did Saul offer unlawfully at Gilgal?
Answer: The burnt offering before Samuel arrived
Study note. And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. But now thy kingdom shall not continue.
Lesson 5 · 1 Samuel 15:9 (KJV)
What did Saul spare when God commanded him to destroy Amalek?
Answer: Agag the king and the best of the sheep, oxen, and all that was good
Study note. But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them.
Lesson 6 · 1 Samuel 15:22 (KJV)
What did Samuel tell Saul about obedience?
Answer: To obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams
Study note. And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Lesson 7 · 1 Samuel 18:7 (KJV)
Why did Saul become jealous of David?
Answer: Because the women sang, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands
Study note. And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands.
Lesson 8 · 1 Samuel 19:10 (KJV)
How many times did Saul try to kill David with a spear?
Answer: Twice
Study note. And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
Lesson 9 · 1 Samuel 28:7 (KJV)
Whom did Saul visit at Endor the night before his death?
Answer: A woman that had a familiar spirit / a witch / medium
Study note. Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
Lesson 10 · 1 Samuel 31:6 (KJV)
How did Saul and his sons die?
Answer: They fell on mount Gilboa, slain by the Philistines
Study note. So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does saul bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?