Saul

According to the Hebrew Bible, Saul (/sɔːl/; Hebrew: שָׁאוּל, Šāʼûl ; "asked for, prayed for"; Latin: Saul; Arabic: طالوت, Ṭālūt or Arabic: شاؤل, Shā'ūl) was the first king of a united Kingdom of Israel and Judah. His reign, traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE, would have marked a switch from a tribal society to statehood.

The oldest accounts of Saul's life and reign are found in the Hebrew Bible. He was reluctantly anointed by the prophet Samuel in response to a popular movement to establish a monarchy, and reigned from Gibeah. After initial successes he lost favor with Samuel and God because of his disobedience to God. His son-in-law, David, was chosen by God to be a king. He fell on his sword (committed suicide) to avoid capture at the battle against the Philistines at Mount Gilboa. He was succeeded by his son, Ish-bosheth, whose brief reign was successfully contested by David. A similar yet different account of Saul's life is given in the Qur'an. Neither the length of Saul's reign, nor the extent of his territory are given in the Biblical account; the former is traditionally fixed at twenty or twenty-two years, but there is no reliable evidence for these numbers.

The King!

The King! is an album by jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "Tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet has never made an indifferent record, and this CD reissue of a Prestige date from 1968 has its strong moments. ... Enjoyable music but not all that essential".

Track listing

All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except as indicated

  • "A Haunting Melody" – 5:20
  • "I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)" (Billy Taylor) – 6:40
  • "The King" (Count Basie) – 5:34
  • "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 3:28
  • "Blue and Sentimental" (Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 6:30
  • "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 5:29
  • "A Haunting Melody" [alternate take] – 2:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • "Blue and Sentimental" [alternate take] (Basie, David, Livingston) – 5:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Personnel

  • Illinois Jacquettenor saxophone, bassoon
  • Joe Newmantrumpet
  • The King (1936 film)

    The King (French:Le roi) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Victor Francen, Raimu and Gaby Morlay. King Jean IV of Cerdagne visits Paris to sign an important treaty where he becomes involved with an actress and a dishonest Senator.

    The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

    Cast

  • Victor Francen as Le roi Jean IV de Cerdagne - en visite à Paris
  • Raimu as M. Bourdier - un riche industriel et sénateur qui reçoit le Roi
  • Gaby Morlay as Marthe Bourdier - la femme de l'industriel
  • Elvire Popesco as Thérèse Marnix - une actrice célèbre
  • Hélène Robert as Suzette Bourdier
  • Christian Argentin as Gabrier
  • Paul Amiot as Lelorrain
  • Gaston Dubosc as L'évêque
  • Albert Duvaleix as Cormeau
  • Jean Gobet as Rivelot
  • Philippe Hersent as Sernin de Chamarande
  • Georges Péclet as Fouchart
  • Frédéric Duvallès as M. Blond
  • Marguerite de Morlaye as La marquise de Chamarande
  • Edith Gallia
  • Anthony Gildès as Le président des restrictions
  • The King (video game)

    The King is a computer game for the Dragon 32 home computer, written by Tom Mix software and published in the United Kingdom by Microdeal in 1983. In terms of gameplay it is an accurate clone of the arcade game Donkey Kong, and was originally named Donkey King before being renamed; gameplay remained unaltered.

    The game uses the Dragon's high-resolution graphics mode, which only permits four colours onscreen; Microdeal offers user choice of which of three hard-coded palettes to use.

    The game features a 'practice mode' identical to the normal game, except that the player receives nine lives instead of three. The screen layout can only indicate two lives in reserve, so there is no way to know how many lives remains until the second reserve vanished, indicating that there were two lives left, including the one in play.

    The game features all four of the levels found in the original Japanese arcade version of Donkey Kong, but like the American arcade version, players do not progress straight through the levels but encounter them in the order: 1, 4, 1, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4.

    Saul (Handel)

    Saul (HWV 53) is a dramatic oratorio in three acts written by George Frideric Handel with a libretto by Charles Jennens. Taken from the First Book of Samuel, the story of Saul focuses on the first king of Israel's relationship with his eventual successor, David; one which turns from admiration to envy and hatred, ultimately leading to the downfall of the eponymous monarch. The work, which Handel composed in 1738, includes the famous "Dead March", a funeral anthem for Saul and his son Jonathan, and some of the composer's most dramatic choral pieces. Saul was first performed at the King's Theatre in London on 16 January 1739. The work was a success at its London premiere and was revived by Handel in subsequent seasons. Notable modern-day performances of Saul include that at Glyndebourne (United Kingdom) in 2015.

    Background

    The German-born Handel had been resident in London since 1712 and had there enjoyed great success as a composer of Italian operas. His opportunities to set English texts to music had been more limited; he had spent the years 1717 to 1719 as composer in residence to the wealthy Duke of Chandos where he had written church anthems and two stage works, Acis and Galatea and Esther; and had composed vocal music to English words for various royal occasions, including a set of Coronation anthems for George II in 1727, which had made a huge impact. In 1731, a performance of the 1718 version of Esther, a work in English based on a Biblical drama by Jean Racine, was given in London without Handel's participation and had proved popular, so Handel revised the work and planned to present it at the theatre where his Italian operas were being presented. However the Bishop of London would not permit a drama based on a Biblical story to be acted out on the stage, and therefore Handel presented Esther in concert form, thus giving birth to the English oratorio.

    Saul (given name)

    Saul is the given name. It is of Hebrew origin (Shaul), meaning "ask/question".

    People with this given name include:

  • King Saul, First King of Israel
  • Saul Adadi (1850-1918), Sephardic Hakham and rosh yeshiva in the Tripoli Jewish community
  • Saul Alinsky, American liberal political activist
  • Saúl Armendáriz, Mexican professional wrestler
  • Saul Bass, graphic designer whose works include credits to films like Psycho, Vertigo, Casino and West Side Story
  • Saul Bellow, the 1976 Nobel Prize winner for Literature
  • Saul Hudson (Slash), British-American musician, the ex-guitarist of Guns N' Roses and Slash's Snakepit, currently with Velvet Revolver
  • Saul Kripke, American philosopher and logician.
  • Saul Landau, American scholar, author, commentator and filmmaker.
  • Saul Leiter, American photographer, early user of color photography in fine art.
  • Saul Milton, British musician, member of Chase & Status.
  • Saul Malone, main character in the television show Saul of the Mole Men
  • Saul Raisin, professional road bicycle racer with UCI ProTeam Crédit Agricole.
  • Saul (Edomite king)

    Saul was a king of Edom mentioned in the Bible, in Genesis 36:31-43. He succeeded Samlah of Masrekah in the apparently elective kingship of the early Edomites. He is described as being from "Rehoboth on the River". He was succeeded by Baal-hanan ben Achbor.

    The dates and other details of his reign are unknown, as he is not mentioned in any other surviving source.

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    The King

    by: Eternal Ryte

    All eyes will see him, coming from the clouds.
    The King of King's arriving, with a mighty shout.
    And all will stand before him, upon his royal throne.
    And every tongue confess he is lord, and every knee will bow.
    Hey bride to be, yeah, get ready for your groom.
    Your world's so cluttered up, you haven't left him any room.
    He's the King!
    Worship His Majesty.
    The King of Kings!
    Then you'll see.
    His the King, the King of Kings.
    We all live together, here on this old earth.
    Don't you even revere him? Who will you serve?
    Rebellion will be judged, the King can save your soul.
    Don't throw it away boy, you'll reap as you've sown.
    Double standard morals, fit your every need.
    You're tightrope dancing, straight to hell.
    All the while saying your free.
    He's the King!
    Worship His Majesty.
    The King of Kings!
    Then you'll see.
    His the King, the King of Kings.
    Guitar Solo
    The King of Kings.
    Hey bride to be, yeah, get ready for your groom.
    Your world's so cluttered up, you haven't left him any room.
    Want to whore around, until the wedding day?
    But God will not be mocked, don't throw it all away.
    He's the King.
    The King of Kings, tonight.
    Worship His Majesty.
    The King, oh.
    He's the King.
    Worship His Majesty.
    The King of Kings, can't you see he's the King of Kings.




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