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Kish

Kish was a Benjamite, the father of Saul, who was anointed by Samuel as the first king of Israel.

The name Kish means “hard; difficult; straw; for age”

MaleSaul's fatherTribe of BenjaminUnited Monarchy eraOld & New Testaments4 books13 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Samuel 9:1; referred to as Kish (קִישׁ) or Kish (Κίς); son of Abiel and Maacah; a brother of Ner, Abdon, Zur, Baal, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zecher and Mikloth; father of Saul.

Glossary entries

Kish Cis

Family members

Father

Abiel

Mother

Maacah

Siblings

Abdon Ahio Baal Gedor Mikloth Nadab Ner Zecher Zur

Children

Saul

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. 1 Samuel 9:1
    Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
  2. 1 Samuel 9:3
    One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”
  3. 1 Samuel 10:11
    When all those who had formerly known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
  4. 1 Samuel 10:21
    Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.
  5. 1 Samuel 14:51
    Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.
  6. 2 Samuel 21:14
    And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
  7. 1 Chronicles 8:30
    …and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
  8. 1 Chronicles 8:33
    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
  9. 1 Chronicles 9:36
    Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
  10. 1 Chronicles 9:39
    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
  11. 1 Chronicles 12:1
    Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
  12. 1 Chronicles 26:28
    Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.
  13. Acts 13:21
    Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.