1 Samuel 9:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.”
1 Samuel 9:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
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1 Samuel 9:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.”
1 Samuel 9:1 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 9:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor. ”
1 Samuel 9:1 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there is a man of Benjamin, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Bechorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, mighty of valour,”
1 Samuel 9:1 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 9:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjaminite, a mighty man of wealth. ”
1 Samuel 9:1 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 9:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“There was nowe a man of Beniamin, mightie in power named Kish, the sonne of Abiel, the sonne of Zeror, the sonne of Bechorath, the sonne of Aphiah, the sonne of a man of Iemini.”
1 Samuel 9:1 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 9:1 in Context — 1 Samuel 9
1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
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.
3 And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
What Does 1 Samuel 9:1 Mean?
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