1 Samuel 9:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Samuel 9:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 9:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 9:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now 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 Samuel 9:1 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 9:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now 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 Samuel 9:1 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 9:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And there is a man of Benjamin, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Bechorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, mighty of valour,”

1 Samuel 9:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 9:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And 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, the son of a Benjaminite, a mighty man of wealth.”

1 Samuel 9:1 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 9:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There was nowe a man of Beniamin, mightie in power named Kish, the sonne of Abiel, the sonne of Zeror, the sonne of Bechorath, the sonne of Aphiah, the sonne of a man of Iemini.”

1 Samuel 9:1 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 9:1 in Context — 1 Samuel 9

1 E havia um homem de Benjamim, homem valente, o qual se chamava Quis, filho de Abiel, filho de Zeror, filho de Becorate, filho de Afia, filho de um homem de Benjamim.

2 E tinha ele um filho que se chamava Saul, rapaz e belo, que entre os filhos de Israel não havia outro mais belo que ele; do ombro acima sobrepujava a qualquer um do povo.

3 E haviam-se perdido as asnas de Quis, pai de Saul; pelo que disse Quis a Saul seu filho: Toma agora contigo algum dos criados, e levanta-te, e vai a buscar as asnas.

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