1 Samuel 9:2

New Living Translation

His son Saul was the most handsome man in Israel—head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the land.

Cross References

Genesis 6:2

The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.

1 Chronicles 8:33

Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malkishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.

Numbers 13:33

We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!”

1 Samuel 10:21

Then he brought each family of the tribe of Benjamin before the Lord, and the family of the Matrites was chosen. And finally Saul son of Kish was chosen from among them. But when they looked for him, he had disappeared!

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

1 Samuel 17:4

Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall!

1 Samuel 9:3

One day Kish’s donkeys strayed away, and he told Saul, “Take a servant with you, and go look for the donkeys.”