1 Samuel 9:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

Kish was a wealthy man who belonged to the tribe of Benjamin. His father was Abiel, his grandfather was Zeror, his great-grandfather was Becorath, and his great-great-grandfather was Aphiah.

Cross References

Acts 13:21

but the people demanded a king. So for 40 years God gave them King Saul, the son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin.

1 Samuel 25:2

Nabal was a very rich man who lived in Maon. He owned 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, which he kept at Carmel. His wife Abigail was sensible and beautiful, but he was from the Caleb clan and was rough and mean.

Job 1:3

He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 pair of oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the richest person in the East.

2 Samuel 19:32

Barzillai was 80 years old. He was very rich and had sent food to David in Mahanaim.

1 Samuel 10:23

The people ran and got Saul and brought him into the middle of the crowd. He was more than a head taller than anyone else.

Esther 2:5

At this time a Jew named Mordecai was living in Susa. His father was Jair, and his grandfather Shimei was the son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin.