1 Samuel 14:51

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.”

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BSBPD

“Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Kish <FI>is<Fi> father of Saul, and Ner father of Abner <FI>is<Fi> son of Ahiel.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 14:51 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 9:1Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
  2. 1 Samuel 9:21Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”

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