Bible Dictionaries
Kish

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

KISH . 1. The father of Saul the first king of Israel ( 1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Samuel 10:21; 1 Samuel 14:51 , Acts 13:21 ). His home was at Gibeah (rendered ‘the hill of God’ and ‘the hill’ in both AV [Note: Authorized Version.] and RV [Note: Revised Version.] of 1 Samuel 10:5; 1 Samuel 10:10 ). 2 . The uncle of the foregoing ( 1 Chronicles 8:30; 1 Chronicles 9:36 ). 3 . The eponym of a family of Merarite Levites ( 1Ch 23:21-22; 1 Chronicles 24:29 , 2 Chronicles 29:12 ). 4 . A Benjamite ancestor of Mordecai ( Esther 2:5 ).

Bibliography Information
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Kish'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​k/kish.html. 1909.