Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Parallel translations
- WEB Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- KJV And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- BSB Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.
- NKJV Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- NLT Saul’s father, Kish, and Abner’s father, Ner, were both sons of Abiel.
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Quick answer
The genealogy traces the family line of Saul and Abner back to Abiel.
Overview
This concise lineage clarifies the kinship between Saul and his commander Abner. Such genealogical detail was important in Israel for establishing identity and relationships. The note completes the account of Saul's family and sets the stage for the larger story of his house and its eventual decline.
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Cross-references · 2
- 1 Sam 9:1Now 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 Sam 9:21Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me like this?”
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