Topic
Kish
21 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 23:21Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A Levite
¶ The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
- Esther 2:5Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 5. Great grandfather of Mordecai
¶ 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 10:21Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. Father of Saul
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
- 2 Samuel 21:14Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. Father of Saul
And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.
- 1 Chronicles 9:36Easton · Smith · Nave 2. A Benjamite
And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
- 1 Chronicles 24:29Easton · Smith · Nave 3. A Levite
Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
- 2 Chronicles 29:12Easton · ISBE · Nave 4. A Levite
¶ Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the…
- Acts 13:21Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. Father of Saul — Called CIS (A. V.) in
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 Samuel 9:1Easton · ISBE
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 14:51Easton · ISBE
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- 1 Chronicles 8:30Easton · Nave 2. A Benjamite
And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
- 1 Chronicles 23:22Smith · Nave 3. A Levite
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
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- 1 Samuel 9:1–3 Nave 1. Father of Saul
- 1 Samuel 9:3 Easton
- 1 Samuel 10:11 Easton
- 1 Chronicles 6:28 ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 8:29 ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 8:33 ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 9:35 ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 12:1 ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 24:28 Smith
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 13 references
A bow. (1.) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 23:21; 24:29).
(2.) A Benjamite of Jerusalem (1 Chr. 8:30; 9:36).
(3.) A Levite in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:12).
(4.) The great-grandfather of Mordecai (Esther 2:5).
(5.) A Benjamite, the son of Abiel, and father of king Saul (1 Sam. 9:1, 3; 10:11, 21; 14:51; 2 Sam. 21:14). All that is recorded of him is that he sent his son Saul in search of his asses that had strayed, and that he was buried in Zelah. Called Cis, Acts 13:21 (R.V., Kish).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 6 references
- The father of Saul; a Benjamite of the family of Matri. (B.C. 1095.)
- Son of Jehiel and uncle to the preceding. (1 Chronicles 9:36)
- A Benjamite, great-grandfather of Mordecai. (Esther 2:5)
- A Merarite of the house of Mahli, of the tribe of Levi. (1 Chronicles 23:21,22; 24:28,29)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 16 references
kish (qish; Kis, Keis, "bow," "power"): The name of five persons mentioned in the Bible:
(1) The son of Abiel and the father of Saul, the first king of Israel. He was of the tribe of Benjamin, of the family of the Matrites (1Sa 9:1; 14:51; compare Ac 13:21; 1Sa 10:21). According to 1Ch 8:33 and 9:39, "Ner begat Kish" By reading "Ner begat Abner" (compare 1Sa 14:51; 1Ch 6:28), the difficulty is at least partly overcome. In 1Ch 12:1, Kish is also mentioned as the father of Saul, and again in 2Sa 21:14, we are told that the sepulcher of Kish was located in the country of Benjamin, in Zela. His place of residence seems to have been at Gibeah.
(2) Another Kish is mentioned (1Ch 8:29 f; 9:35 f) as the son of Jeiel and his wife Maacah. He is usually supposed to be the uncle of Saul's father.
(3) A Levite, the son of Mahli the Merarite (1Ch 23:21 f; compare 24:29).
(4) Another Merarite Levite in the time of Hezekiah (2Ch 29:12).
(5) The great-grandfather of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin (Es 2:5).
William Baur
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.