1 Samuel 14:51
49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:
50 And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.
- KJV
- And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- WEB
- Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- ASV
- And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- DARBY
- And Kish the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner were sons of Abiel.
- BLB
- And Kish [was] the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner [was] son of Abiel.
- ÅB
- for Kis, Sauls far, og Ner, Abners far, var sønner av Abiel.
- OTB
- Saul var sønn av Kisj, og Ner, Abners far, var sønn av Abiel.
- B1930
- for Kis, Sauls far, og Ner, Abners far, var sønner av Abiel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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.
Read in context1 Samuel 9:21
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
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