1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 9 The genealogy of Kish, 1 Samuel 9:1. Saul's person, 1 Samuel 9:2. He is sent to seek his father's asses, 1 Samuel 9:3. He travels through the country, and finds them not, 1 Samuel 9:4,5. By the counsel of his servant, 1 Samuel 9:6-10, and the direction of young maidens, 1 Samuel 9:11-14, according to God's revelation, 1 Samuel 9:15-17, he cometh to Samuel, who meets him; entertaineth him at the feast; telleth him the asses were found, and he should be king, 1 Samuel 9:18-20. Saul's amazement, 1 Samuel 9:21. Samuel gives him the highest place, and a peculiar dish; eats with him, 1 Samuel 9:22-24. After secret communication leadeth him on the way; the servant goes before; Saul stands still with Samuel, 1 Samuel 9:25-27. Whose name was Kish. Object. His name was Ner, 1 Chronicles 8:33, 1 Chronicles 9:39. Answ. Either his father had two names, as was usual among the Hebrews; or Kish was really his father that begot him; and Ner, the brother of Kish, 1 Samuel 14:51 1 Chronicles 9:36, is called his father, because, upon the death of Kish, he took the care of his education, and brought him up as his own son. A Benjamite, Heb. the son of a man of Jemini, i.e. either of Benjamin, or of a place, or of a man, called Jemini. A mighty man of power, i.e. a man of great courage and strength; which tends to Saul's commendation: otherwise, a man of great wealth. But that seems confuted by Saul's words below, 1 Samuel 9:21, and the people's contempt of him, 1 Samuel 10:27.
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1 Samuel 9:1
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.