How many years did saul reign

Remember some of the later defenders who alerted the later generation as to what was happening. Remember Edward Hills. Remember Otis [? And so [? And then the second lesson that Saul was to learn was how to do what those on the road to Bethel, they were not named, going to Bethel in those days. But Saul, a man for names, saw three going up to Bethel. And there, Bethel, the house of God, there where Abraham, there where Jacob had previously met with God.

Make friends with them. The Bible says, "observe them. And that is, frankly, why the Dean Burgon Society is so important in providing a tried, proven fellowship for those who literally take the Scriptures and God will in fact and has in fact preserved his words down through the centuries.

It is a good road that we are on. It is the road to Bethel. And then we discovered in our reading here that from verses three and four, on the road to Bethel Saul discovered that some were capable of carrying more than others were.

Now [? Obviously three loaves of bread were easier to carrier than three kids of three goats. And so in this defense and dissemination of the Authorized Version as [? Everyone can carry something. So if you put your hand to this plow you will discover that you have embarked upon a very good work.

You will not just be occupying space, but we are reigning. There will be a victory. The third lesson that Saul was to learn had to do with the hill of God.

The hill of God was in the hands of the Philistines. Now it wasn't all lost because some were coming down from the hill and some did have a testimony for the Lord. But the hill of God was in the hand of the Philistines. Now things are looking very grim today. I pay for a newspaper on a monthly basis and I asked the newspaper agent [?

Could I not just pay for the good news? And the news is really bad. Oh, it is But I am afraid that the hills of God are in the hands of the Philistines, the great institutions of fundamentalists and they don't [? We would be much poorer without the good that they have done. But I am afraid as far as their Greek departments, their textual teaching, it is pretty much in the hands of the Philistines. Perhaps in previous generations it had been, through ignorance-and I mean we were all ignorant of this-we didn't understand it.

Somebody had to tell us. I remember a missionary from Australia back in His name was Randy Pike. Some of you may know him. He told me about this when I was in Johannesburg, South Africa. And I am very grateful to him for it. And it had the ring of truth.

And somebody [? But not so much now. And in recent years living in the Greek departments of some of the great fundamental institutions, I am afraid have become much more strident in their attack upon the Authorized Version and upon the received text. And so this is [? And then the fourth lesson that Saul was to learn, and I think we are to learn, is "Saul, don't do anything until," verses seven and eight, "Do not do anything until you go to Gilgal.

I will meet you at Gilgal. Gilgal was the place of Israel's first encampment. It was a place where the stones, the memorials stones were set up. It was the place where, to use the Scriptural term, "the reproach of Egypt" was rolled away.

It was a place where they prepared themselves to go and to take Jericho. There at Gilgal Saul learned the Scriptures. There at Gilgal they had the sacrifices. And I would say that in this textual battle we need to go to Gilgal. We need to keep our [? How long did Saul reign? He only reigned two years, 38 years just occupying space. Exodus Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:.

Context Crossref Comm Hebrew. Verse Click for Chapter. New International Version Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty- two years. New Living Translation Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty-two years. English Standard Version Saul lived for one year and then became king, and when he had reigned for two years over Israel, Berean Study Bible Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.

King James Bible Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, New King James Version Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, New American Standard Bible Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for forty- two years over Israel.

NASB Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty two years over Israel. Claude Mariottini says:. October 15, at pm. Rich, I am sorry to disappoint you but you comment here is not correct. Claude Mariottini Like Like. Tyler, I did not set out to catch a mistake. Anonymous says:. January 26, at pm. Joshua Like Like. January 28, at am. Joshua, Thank you for visiting my blog and for your comment.

Timothy Bullock says:. April 11, at pm. So if Saul reigned 12 years, why does the New Testament say he reigned 40 years? Claude says:. April 12, at am. Timothy, The Old Testament never says how long Saul reigned.

Hernandez, Leslie says:. June 9, at pm. Leslie, Thank you for your nice words and thank you for visiting my blog. Richard says:. August 29, at am. Sauls reign could therefore be guessed to be between 11 — 15 years Like Like. September 11, at pm. Richard, That is the best explanation for what we find in the biblical text.

Derek says:. December 2, at am. Do you really believe God would have allowed a number 30 years off to be recorded? December 25, at pm. Derek, The Bible is the inspired word of God and 2 Timothy is not wrong. March 24, at pm. According to most of these accounts Saul was 72 when he died or there abouts. November 9, at pm. Dear Friend, The Bible never says how old Saul was when he died. Jeremy says:. June 13, at pm. August 16, at am. Jeremy, Your proposal makes sense and it could be possible that Saul reigned 30 years.

Suresh G says:. August 22, at pm. Good nice one Like Like. September 10, at pm. Suresh, Thank you for your comment and thank you for visiting my blog. John Kesler says:. November 21, at pm. November 26, at pm. John, The problem is not 2 Kings ; it is 1 Samuel Leslie6 says:. December 3, at pm. Leslie, Thank you for your comment. December 4, at am.

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