What does 1 Samuel 13:1 mean when it says that Saul was only one year old when he began to reign, and reigned two years? This article suggests that Saul became king one year after he was adopted by Samuel, and was rejected after two years from being king, only to continue his kingship in a national (and not spiritual) sense.
What was the height of Goliath as we meet him in 1 Samuel 17:4? Hays wants to demonstrate that the text-critical evidence, both external and internal, demands a reconsideration of the height of Goliath. Hays argues that the narrative is not about David and Goliath, but rather about David and Saul.
This map shows the extent of the kingdom of King Saul, who ruled over Israel from around 1000 BC to the time when he was defeated by the Philistines on Mount Gilboa.
