Bible Timeline
Judges and united monarchy

Saul becomes king

Saul is anointed and established as king of Israel.

Bible references

  • 1 Samuel 10–11

Claims by source

Henry S. Osborn's Biblical Tables — 1871 edition

1094 BC · Explicit in source

The kings of Judah appear on the right of the red line, and the kingdom begins at the time indicated by the crown, B. C. 1094, when the coronation of Saul took place.

Primary-source evidence

Third Table — From David to the Close of the Old Testament Canon 9
B. C. 1094, when the coronation of Saul took place.
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Review status by source

  • James Ussher's Annals — 1650 Latin first edition · Relevant scope not reviewed
  • Isaac Newton's Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms — 1728 first edition · Relevant scope not reviewed
  • Henry S. Osborn's Biblical Tables — 1871 edition · Date asserted in the source