Encyclopedia entry
Kish
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 5 distinct subjects under Kish. Jump to one below, or read in order.
A bow.
Kish (1)
#A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 23:21; 24:29).
Kish (2)
#A Benjamite of Jerusalem (1 Chr. 8:30; 9:36).
Kish (3)
#A Levite in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:12).
Kish (4)
#The great-grandfather of Mordecai (Esther 2:5).
Kish (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).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(a bow).
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)
In the Bible
18
Verses where Kish is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 8:30
and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
- 1 Chronicles 8:33
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
- 1 Chronicles 9:36
Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
- 1 Chronicles 9:39
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
- 1 Chronicles 12:1
Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
- 1 Chronicles 23:21
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
+12 more verses naming Kish.
Scripture on Kish
13
Entries that reference Kish
14
Kish references
14
Voices on Kish
3
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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