At God's instruction, Samuel the prophet anointed Saul as Israel's first king. Later, and also at God's instruction, Samuel anointed David as Israel's second king.See also the Related Links.
David was anointed king of Israel.
He failed in 1 Samuel Chapter 15 to completely slaughter and annihilate the Amalekites as God had ordered him. Therefore, God removed the kingship from King Saul.
There's more than one answer. Saul and David were both appointed kings at the prophetic command of God to Samuel.
King Saul is chosen as the very first king of Judah, very much against the wishes of the prophet Samuel, as the people wanted a king just like the other tribes who lived around them, Samuel said that God is there but the people paid no heed to him , and Saul was chosen.
While King Solomon reigned there was peace, but when he died the peace had stopped. The kingdom then split to the north half Israel and the south half Judah. The Northern part, Israel, eventually turned to polytheism and was destroyed by assyria, while the Southern part continued to believe in one God, and their faith was renewed by the prophets.
The first Israelite king was Saul, who became king about 2900 years ago according to Talmudic chronology. The breakaway kingdom of the ten tribes, to whom you might be referring and who were collectively called Israel (as opposed to Judah), began their kingdom under Rehav'am (Rehoboam) about 2810 years ago (Talmudic chronology).
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No, God chose Saul and appointed Samuel to anoint him as Israel`s first King! See 1st. Samuel 9:15-16...
No, God chose Saul and appointed Samuel to anoint him as Israel`s first King! See 1st. Samuel 9:15-16...
God was/is Israel's King until the people desired to be like their neighbors. Then God chose King Saul to be the first human king.
The king of Israel was chosen by the God of the Israelites. When the Israelites asked the prophet Samuel for a king (1 Samuel ch.8), he consulted with God and was told that Saul was to become the first king of Israel.
Because Saul was not completely obedient to God. In the battle against Amalek, which God had commanded explicitly, Saul didn't finish the job (1 Samuel ch.15; and see also Exodus ch.17 and Deuteronomy 25:17-19).
God sent a thunderstorm during the wheat harvest as a sign that he did not approve of Israel's request for a king. This storm was a display of God's power and displeasure with their desire to have a king like the other nations.
God changed Jacob's name to Israel, as mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 32:28. This renaming symbolized Jacob's transformation and new identity as a man who struggled with God and men, yet prevailed.
He can't defeat the God of Israel.
David was anointed as king by Samuel at God's command, after Saul was found to be not completely obedient to the command of God (1 Samuel ch.15-16). This was not long after the Israelites had first requested to begin a monarchy (after the era of the Judges).
Saul was tall and handsome and had won many battles. I'm in 6th grade and where learning about the kingdom of Israel. Saul didn't exactly play a big factor in Israel but was important for defeating the Israelites' enemies battle after battle. However according to the Hebrew Bible, their king, meaning Saul, displeased God then by disobeying some of his commandments. God then chose another King and instructed Samuel to anoint him in secret. The new king was a young shepherd named David. To get more info read the Bible.
The King of Israel had a successful outcome because of having God's approval and blessing.