Saul was the first Israelite king, he had many victories (1 Samuel 14:47), and he conducted the nation according to the Torah (1 Samuel 28:3).
1) Authored/compiled the book of Psalms and gave it to us in its present form (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b). The Psalms (Tehillim), which we might call the soul of the Jewish people, express the yearning of King David and of the entire nation to be close to God. They are one of the foundations of our prayerbook to this day.
2) King David was the one who finally succeeded in subduing all of the surrounding nations (see 2 Samuel ch.8 and ch.10) plus the entire territory of Israel, something which no one else did previously or subsequently. He succeeded in all his endeavors (1 Samuel 16:18).
3) He secured from the prophet Nathan a promise from God that his (David's) son Solomon would build the Holy Temple (2 Samuel ch.7). The First Temple is actually considered the accomplishment of David himself (Rashi commentary, Berakhot 18a), since it existed in his merit (Sefer Torat Chaim, commenting on Talmud, Shabbat 30a).
4) He set the blueprints, with Divine inspiration, for the Holy Temple (1 Chronicles 28:19). Together with the prophet Samuel, he located the spot where the Temple would be built (Talmud, Zevachim 54b); and he dug the foundations for the Temple (Talmud, Sukkah 53a).
5) He amassed vast amounts of material and precious metals for the construction of the Temple (1 Chronicles ch.29).
6) Together with Samuel, he instituted the 24 groupings of families of Kohanim and Levites (Talmud, Taanit 27a).
7) He served God all the days of his life (1 Kings 11:38); and God was with him (1 Samuel 16:18).
8) He was without peer in clarifying and applying the halakhot (laws) of the Oral Tradition (Talmud, Sanhedrin 93b).
9) King David serves as the archetype of the effectiveness of repentance (Talmud, Avodah Zarah 4b).
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He (almost) wiped out the Amalekites in Israel. he also was the first king of the Hebrews and won a few wars with the Philistines.
He was the first king of Israel and there fore he is credited for that.
He loved his subjects as he used to pay visits to them.
he defeated many kingdoms and nations
he defeated many kingdoms and nations
king Saul had some success as a military commander
he removed the philistine's from palestine
Saul, david, solomon
Kings Saul, David, and Solomon lived around 1,000 b.c. Archaeologists have found King Saul's house but are not sure where kings David and Solomon lived.
David and Saul.
saul and david
Kings of Ancient Israel and Judah.
Saul and David help make Israel and Judah a formidable kingdom. It was during David's reign that Jerusalem would become the capital.
Only Saul.
They were the first three Israelite kings.
Samuel
After king Saul, there were two famous kings, king David and his son king Solomon.
Saul was the first king of Israel, chosen by the prophet Samuel. David was the second king and is known for defeating Goliath and expanding the kingdom of Israel. Solomon was David's son and the third king known for his wisdom and building the Temple in Jerusalem.
Saul, David, and Solomon. After that, the kingdom broke into two nations - Israel and Yehuda