1 Samuel 9:1
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Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Cis, the son of Abiel, the son of Seror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphia, the son of a man of Jemini, valiant and strong.

Kish

1 Samuel 14:51 For Cis was the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, was son of Abiel.

1 Chronicles 8:30-33 And his firstborn son Abdon, and Sur, and Cis, and Baal, and Nadab, . . .

1 Chronicles 9:36-39 His firstborn son Abdon, and Sur, and Cis, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, . . .

Acts 13:21 And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.

Cis

1 Samuel 25:2 Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were in Carmel, and the man was very great: and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and it happened that he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

2 Samuel 19:32 Now Berzellai the Galaadite was of a great age, that is to say, fourscore years old, and he provided the king with sustenance when he abode in the camp: for he was a man exceeding rich.

Job 1:3 And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a family exceedingly great: and this man was great among all the people of the east.

Context
Saul Chosen as King
1Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Cis, the son of Abiel, the son of Seror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphia, the son of a man of Jemini, valiant and strong.2And he had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and goodly man, and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he appeared above all the people.…
Cross References
Acts 13:21
And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.

1 Samuel 14:51
For Cis was the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, was son of Abiel.

1 Chronicles 8:33
And Ner begot Cis and Cis begot Saul. And Saul begot Jonathan and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.

1 Chronicles 9:36
His firstborn son Abdon, and Sur, and Cis, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

Lexicon
Now there was
וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a Benjamite,
מִבִּנְיָמִ֗ין‪‬ (mib·bin·yā·mîn)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites

a powerful man,
גִּבּ֖וֹר (gib·bō·wr)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant

whose name
וּ֠שְׁמוֹ (ū·šə·mōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

was Kish
קִ֣ישׁ (qîš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7027: Kish -- father of Saul, also the name of several other Israelites

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Abiel,
אֲבִיאֵ֞ל (’ă·ḇî·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 22: Abiel -- 'El is my father', an Israelite name

the son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Zeror,
צְר֧וֹר (ṣə·rō·wr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6872: A parcel, a kernel, particle

the son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Becorath,
בְּכוֹרַ֛ת (bə·ḵō·w·raṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1064: Becorath -- 'first-born', a Benjamite

the son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Aphiah
אֲפִ֖יחַ (’ă·p̄î·aḥ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 647: Aphiah -- perhaps helpless

of Benjamin.
יְמִינִ֑י (yə·mî·nî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3227: On the right hand


Additional Translations
Now 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.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.

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.

And there was a man of the sons of Benjamin, and his name was Kis, the son of Abiel, the son of Jared, the son of Bachir, the son of Aphec, the son of a Benjamite, a man of might.

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.

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 valour.

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 Benjaminite, a mighty man of power.

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.

And there is a man of Benjamin, and his name is Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Bechorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, mighty of valour,
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