1 Samuel 9:1

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There was a man from the tribe of Benjamin named Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, from the tribe of Benjamin, a man of great standing.

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  • 1 Sam 14:51 : 51 Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel.
  • 1 Chr 9:36-39 : 36 His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, and Nadab. 37 He also had Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38 Mikloth fathered Shimeam. They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem. 39 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
  • Acts 13:21 : 21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.
  • 1 Sam 25:2 : 2 There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was very wealthy and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
  • 2 Sam 19:32 : 32 Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way.
  • 1 Chr 8:30-33 : 30 His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, and Nadab. 31 He also had Gedor, Ahio, and Zecher. 32 Mikloth fathered Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem. 33 Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
  • Job 1:3 : 3 His wealth consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east.

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  • 1 Sam 9:2-5
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    2He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelites as handsome as he was; he stood a head taller than anyone else.

    3Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost. Kish said to Saul, "Take one of the servants with you and go look for the donkeys."

    4So they went through the hill country of Ephraim and the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. Then they went through the land of Shaalim, but the donkeys were not there. They passed through the territory of Benjamin, but they still did not find them.

    5When they reached the region of Zuph, Saul said to the servant with him, "Come, let’s go back, or else my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us."

  • 1 Chr 9:39-40
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    39Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

    40The son of Jonathan was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal was the father of Micah.

  • 1 Sam 14:51-52
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    51Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel.

    52The war against the Philistines was fierce throughout Saul’s reign. Whenever Saul saw a strong or valiant man, he brought him into his service.

  • 1 Sam 17:12
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    12Now David was the son of an Ephrathite man named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul's time, he was old and advanced in years.

  • 1 Chr 8:33
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    33Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

  • 1 Sam 9:21
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    21Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And is not my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me this way?"

  • 1 Chr 12:29
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    29From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then.

  • 1 Sam 10:20-22
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    20Then Samuel brought forward all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot.

    21He then brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and the family of the Matrites was chosen. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected, but when they looked for him, he could not be found.

    22So they inquired further of the LORD, 'Has the man come here yet?' And the LORD said, 'He is hiding among the supplies.'

  • 1 Chr 9:36
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    36His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, and Nadab.

  • 1 Sam 9:15-17
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    15Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel the day before Saul came,

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  • 1 Chr 12:1-3
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    1These are the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banished because of Saul, son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped in battle.

    2They were armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones with their right or left hand; they were from Saul’s tribe, the Benjaminites.

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  • 1 Sam 13:15
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    15Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul counted the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.

  • 1 Sam 22:7
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    57As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the Philistine's head still in his hand.

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    1There was a man from Ramathaim-Zophim, in the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite.

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    6Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.

  • 1 Chr 8:30
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    30His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, and Nadab.

  • 2 Sam 2:8-9
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    8Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Ish-bosheth son of Saul and brought him to Mahanaim.

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  • 1 Sam 13:2
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  • Num 1:11
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    11from the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

  • Acts 13:21
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    21Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.

  • Num 1:36
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    36The descendants of Benjamin were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, counting the names of all the males twenty years old or older, all able to serve in the army.

  • 1 Sam 16:18
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    18One of the young men answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a valiant warrior, eloquent, and handsome, and the LORD is with him."

  • 1 Kgs 4:18
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    18Shimei, son of Ela, was in Benjamin.

  • Num 2:22
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  • Judg 19:16
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