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Saul, according to the Hebrew Bible, was a king of Israel and Judah who did not meet with God's favor and so was replaced by David. There is considerable historical question about to what extent the biblical stories of Saul reflect historical reality. For one sketch of a possible historical Saul, see Finkelstein and Silberman's David and Solomon, which contains a chapter on Saul.
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