1 Samuel 9:1

man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.

Kish. Compare 1 Samuel 14:51; 1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Chronicles 9:39. For the difficulties of the genealogy, see note on 1 Chronicles 8:33.

a Benjamite. As was Saul of Tarsus (Philippians 1:3; Philippians 1:5).

mighty man. Hebrew. gibbor. App-14.

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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 a mighty man of power.

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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