--- title: "Saul’s Victories" description: "After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his..." image: "" book: "1 Samuel" bookId: "1SA" testament: "old" startChapter: 14 startVerse: 47 endChapter: 14 endVerse: 52 coversChapters: [14] aiTitle: "Saul’s Victories" aiDescription: "After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his..." hasAiStory: true location: "" persons: ["Jonathan","Saul","Moabites","Ammonites","Edomites","Zobah","Philistines","Amalekites","Ishvi","Malchishua","Merab","Michal","Ahinoam","Ahimaaz","Abner","Ner","Kish","Abiel"] hashtags: ["war","deliverance","genealogy","authority"] genre: "history" readingTime: 1 type: "adaptive" slug: "1SA/sauls-victories" canonicalId: "1SA.14.47-14.52" chronologicalOrder: 461 relatedSlugs: [] prevSlug: "1SA/the-people-save-jonathan" nextSlug: "1SA/saul-vs-the-amalekites" --- After [Saul](/persons/saul) had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the [Moabites](/persons/moabites), the [Ammonites](/persons/ammonites), the [Edomites](/persons/edomites), the kings of [Zobah](/persons/zobah), and the [Philistines](/persons/philistines). Wherever he turned, he routed them. He fought valiantly and defeated the [Amalekites](/persons/amalekites), delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers. Now the sons of Saul were [Jonathan](/persons/jonathan), [Ishvi](/persons/ishvi), and [Malchishua](/persons/malchishua). His two daughters were named [Merab](/persons/merab) (his firstborn) and [Michal](/persons/michal) (his younger daughter). His wife’s name was [Ahinoam](/persons/ahinoam) daughter of [Ahimaaz](/persons/ahimaaz). The name of the commander of his army was [Abner](/persons/abner), the son of Saul’s uncle [Ner](/persons/ner). Saul’s father [Kish](/persons/kish) and Abner’s father Ner were sons of [Abiel](/persons/abiel). And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.

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