1 Samuel 9:2 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

² Kish had a son named Saul, who was better looking and more than a head taller than anyone else in all Israel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Kish had a son named Saul, a choice young man and handsome; among all the Israelites there was not a man more handsome than he. He was a head taller than any of the people.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

Common English Bible

² He had a son named Saul, who was a handsome young man. No one in Israel was more handsome than Saul, and he stood head and shoulders above everyone else.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And he had a son called Saul, an elect and good man. And there was not a man among the sons of Israel better than he was. For he stood head and shoulders above all the people.

1 Samuel 9:2 Tagairtí Cros

1 Chronicles 8:33

Ner was the father of Kish and the grandfather of King Saul. Saul had four sons: Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says: Don't brag about your wisdom or strength or wealth.

Numbers 13:33

In fact, we saw the Nephilim who are the ancestors of the Anakim. They were so big that we felt as small as grasshoppers.”

1 Samuel 10:21

Next, Samuel brought each clan of Benjamin there, and the Lord chose the Matri clan. Finally, Saul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they looked for him, he was nowhere to be found.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord told him, “Samuel, don't think Eliab is the one just because he's tall and handsome. He isn't the one I've chosen. People judge others by what they look like, but I judge people by what is in their hearts.”

1 Samuel 17:4

The Philistine army had a hero named Goliath who was from the town of Gath and was about three meters tall.

1 Samuel 9:3

Kish owned some donkeys, but they had run off. So he told Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”