Sauls Time as King dated by the years of Holy Ark at Kirjath-Jearim

OP Armstrong Dec/2016

Years of Eli, Samuel, Saul, Eshbaal Saul Son, David & Holy Ark
Tag => A
B
C
D
E
F
Event
Ark David I'baal Saul Sam
Eli
Ark Move to Jerusalem
20
38
48
68
83
118
Esh-baal /Ishbosheth/ die 14
32
42
62
77
112
Saul Die
12
30
40
60
75
110
Samuel Die
10
28
38
58
73
108
David kill Goliath w/Saul
2
20
30
50
65
100
Eli Die,Ark to Kirjath-jearim
0
18
28
48
63
98
Esh-baal born, Saul's son -28
-10
0
20
35
70
Eli retired, sons next Priests -48
-30
-20
0
15
50
Samuel weaned & goes to
-58
-40
-30
-10
5
40

David, & Moses-Ark. The time

runs from Eli appointment as
Tabernacle priest until the
Ark was moved to Jerusalem
in Y38 of David. Davids Y30 was 435.9Y after
Exodus & 1052.6Y before Jesus Baptism by
John. Only the year of a key event is given in
this table. Also, Samuel-1&2 does not specify
time of some events. The sequence-tieobject is the 20 years Moses Ark stayed at

Samuel Conception
Eli appointed High Priest

Esh-baal, (aka: Eshbaal, Ishbosheth, Ishui,

denoted by C) was Sauls last living son. He
was 40 years old when David became King at
age 30, So C=10+B = 28+A.
Next an age of Saul, 20Y, is assumed for the
birth year of Eshbaal.

Tabernacle

-64
-68

-46
-50

-36
-40

-16
-20

-1
-5

34
30

Years. to Ark of God

A
18+A 28+A 48+A 63+A 98+A
Years to primary variable
18+A 10+B 20+C F-35 98+A
This table shows the years of Eli, Samuel, Saul, Esh-baal (Saul Son),
This could also have been 25 or 30. This only affects the age
of Saul at various events. Within reason, these ages are
unspecified by scripture. So Sauls age, D=20+C=48+A.
The age of Eli, called F, is specified as 98. This was when the
Ark was captured. Seven months later, the Ark is returned to
the house of Abinadab, (not the un-named adolescent son of
Saul killed at Gilboa) in Elis 98 year. So F=98+A. No attempt
is made to work in partial years.
Lastly, find age of Samuel in terms of Eli years. Here guidance
is given by two facts. A priests allowed years of service is set
by Moses Law to be not less than 30 and not more than 50.
Samuel mother Hannah came to the Tabernacle in Eli time as
she prayed to God for a son. She vowed he would be given in
service to God. When the child was weaned she presented
Samuel to Eli at the Tabernacle. The conception year of
Samuel is taken to be Eli 34Y. Five years of age in Hebrew
tradition is the age of weaning by which time Eli was 40.
Variable E, Samuels age, is F-35 = 98+A-35 or 63+A.
Considerations on the Results
The years of any event for any listed single age can be found
by adjusting the single variable, A, ark years from capture
return, until the specified event age is achieved.
Saul died when Esh-baal was 40; this is at age 60 or ark year
12. Samuel died 2 years prior at age 73. As Sam entered
priestly service at age 30, then yes 43 years of service was a
goodly term of service and he was old and full of years. Saul
became king about 2 years after Eli died. This was in Samuel
63 year and Saul 50th. This same year, a young David is 20
and kills Goliath.

Kirjath-Jearim in the house of Abinadab. There

were 20 years from its return, after capture in Eli
98 year, until moved by King David, in his 38
year, to city Jerusalem. If A denotes the Ark
years, then 18+A will be the years of David, B.

By Moses law youths could enter military service from 20Y

upwards. So Davids service conforms to Moses
requirement, as expected. Neither the age of Saul nor
Samuel is given when Saul is appointed king. One or 2Y
after Eli death is reasonable. Thus Sams age at that time is
64 or 65 years. As said Samuel, he was old. Anything over
50 in the priest system would be old. By this table, Sauls
time, as king, was only 11-9 years. During that time he
fought 6 or 7 wars. During most that time, David lived on
the land as a fugitive. Thus the translation of Acts 13:21-22
must be either that the time of Saul and Samuel were
about 40 years or that the 40 refers to the years of David
reign as King of Israel.
v21: ...the Saul son Kis out of tribe Benjamin. v22: Years
forty, and deposing him; He lifted to them the David into
king to whom also he witnesses... (From Greek interlinear
and Strong's Greek words & my punctuation and verse#)
Some incorrectly argue the ark was moved during Sauls
days. A close reading of 1Sam14:3,18-19 shows Saul asked
moving the ark but midsentence withdrew the order.
Nowhere in the days of Saul is it stated the ark moved. This
concur 1Chr13:3 ... Bring again the ark for we inquired
not at it in the days of Saul. Also it specified where the ark
stayed since return from capture. That was the very same
place David fetched Moses Ark unto Jerusalem.
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