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New Century Version

1 Samuel 14:51

Saul's father Kish and Abner's father Ner were sons of Abiel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abiel;   Abner;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Benjamin, Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Philistines;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abner;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Abiel;   Kish;   Ner;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abiel;   Abner;   Kish;   Samuel, the Books of;   War;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abiel;   Ner;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abiel;   Abner;   Gibeah;   Israel;   Jonathan;   Kish;   Michmash;   Philistines;   Samuel, Books of;   Urim and Thummim;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abiel ;   Abner ;   Kish;   Ner;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abner;   Jonathan;   Saul;   Smith Bible Dictionary - A'bi-El;   Ab'ner;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abiel;   Kish;   Samuel, Books of;   Saul;   Text of the Old Testament;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Abiel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abner;   Kish;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Saul’s father was Kish. Abner’s father was Ner son of Abiel.
Hebrew Names Version
Kish was the father of Sha'ul; and Ner the father of Aviner was the son of Aviel.
King James Version
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Lexham English Bible
Now Kish was the father of Saul, but Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel.
English Standard Version
Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
New English Translation
Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Amplified Bible
Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
New American Standard Bible
Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Kish was Sauls father: and Ner the father of Abner was the sonne of Abiel.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Complete Jewish Bible
Kish was the father of Sha'ul, and Ner the father of Avner was the son of Avi'el.
Darby Translation
And Kish the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner were sons of Abiel.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul's father Kish and Abner's father Ner were sons of Abiel.
George Lamsa Translation
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel.
Good News Translation
Saul's father Kish and Abner's father Ner were sons of Abiel.
Literal Translation
And Kish was Saul's father, and Ner Abner's father was the son of Abiel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Cis was ye father of Saul. But Ner ye father of Abner was the sonne of Abiel.
American Standard Version
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Bible in Basic English
Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, were sons of Abiel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Cis was Sauls father: & Ner the father of Abner, was the sonne of Abiel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
King James Version (1611)
And Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the sonne of Abiel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Kis was the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abenezer, was son of Jamin, son of Abiel.
English Revised Version
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Berean Standard Bible
Saul's father Kish and Abner's father Ner were sons of Abiel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Cys was the fadir of Saul; and Ner, the sone of Abiel, was fadir of Abner.
Young's Literal Translation
and Kish [is] father of Saul, and Ner father of Abner [is] son of Ahiel.
Update Bible Version
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Kish [was] the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner [was] the son of Abiel.
World English Bible
Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
New King James Version
Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
New Living Translation
Saul's father, Kish, and Abner's father, Ner, were both sons of Abiel.
New Life Bible
Kish was the father of Saul. And Abner's father Ner was the son of Abiel.
New Revised Standard
Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Kish, was Saul's father, and, Ner, Abner's father, was son of Abiel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For Cis was the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, was son of Abiel.
Revised Standard Version
Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abi'el.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

Contextual Overview

47 When Saul became king over Israel, he fought against Israel's enemies all around. He fought Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the king of Zobah, and the Philistines. Everywhere Saul went he defeated Israel's enemies. 48 He fought bravely and defeated the Amalekites. He saved the Israelites from their enemies who had robbed them. 49 Saul's sons were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua. His older daughter was named Merab, and his younger daughter was named Michal. 50 Saul's wife was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of his army was Abner son of Ner, Saul's uncle. 51 Saul's father Kish and Abner's father Ner were sons of Abiel. 52 All Saul's life he fought hard against the Philistines. When he saw strong or brave men, he took them into his army.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Kish: 1 Samuel 9:1, 1 Samuel 9:21

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 26:5 - Abner 2 Samuel 3:38 - a prince 1 Chronicles 8:33 - Ner 1 Chronicles 9:39 - Ner 1 Chronicles 27:21 - Abner

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Kish was the father of Saul,.... See 1 Samuel 9:1

and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel; this Abiel was the father both of Kish and Ner, and the grandfather of Saul, see 1 Samuel 9:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Read, “And Kish the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner, were the sons of Abiel.” Ner was Saul’s uncle.


 
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