1 Samuel 9:1
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“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
What Does 1 Samuel 9:1 Mean?
1 Samuel 9:1 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 9, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 9:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 14:51“And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.”1 Chronicles 8:33“And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.”Acts 13:21“And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.”1 Chronicles 9:36“And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,”1 Samuel 25:2“And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.”1 Chronicles 8:30“And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,”Esther 2:5“Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;”1 Samuel 11:5“And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.”1 Samuel 26:5“And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.”2 Samuel 9:9“Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.”Job 1:3“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.”2 Samuel 19:32“Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.”
People & Places
AbielAphiahBechorathBenjaminKishZeror
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