1 Samuel 9:1

Good News Translation (US Version)

There was a wealthy and influential man named Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin; he was the son of Abiel and grandson of Zeror, and belonged to the family of Becorath, a part of the clan of Aphiah.

Cross References

1 Samuel 14:51

Saul's father Kish and Abner's father Ner were sons of Abiel.

Acts 13:21

And when they asked for a king, God gave them Saul son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, to be their king for forty years.

1 Samuel 25:2

There was a man of the clan of Caleb named Nabal, who was from the town of Maon, and who owned land near the town of Carmel. He was a very rich man, the owner of three thousand sheep and one thousand goats. His wife Abigail was beautiful and intelligent, but he was a mean, bad-tempered man. Nabal was shearing his sheep in Carmel,

Job 1:3

and owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, one thousand head of cattle, and five hundred donkeys. He also had a large number of servants and was the richest man in the East.

2 Samuel 19:32

Barzillai was a very old man, eighty years old. He was very rich and had supplied the king with food while he was staying at Mahanaim.

1 Samuel 10:23

So they ran and brought Saul out to the people, and they could see that he was a foot taller than anyone else.

Esther 2:5

There in Susa lived a Jew named Mordecai son of Jair; he was from the tribe of Benjamin and was a descendant of Kish and Shimei.