Introduction
Son of Saul, briefly made king over the northern tribes after his father's death, in opposition to David's kingship over Judah; the text records his assassination by two of his own officers
Family
This article records a figure from the Hebrew Bible's narrative genealogy of Israel, as told across the Torah and the Former Prophets. It follows the text's own presentation of events rather than adjudicating questions of historicity, which remain debated among biblical scholars and archaeologists.