Saul Meets Samuel

9 There was a wealthy, influential man named Kish from the tribe of Benjamin. He was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, of the tribe of Benjamin.

⁵¹ Saul’s father, Kish, and Abner’s father, Ner, were both sons of Abiel.

²¹ Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.

³⁶ and his oldest son was named Abdon. Jeiel’s other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, ³⁷ Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. ³⁸ Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. All these families lived near each other in Jerusalem.

³² He was very old—eighty years of age—and very wealthy. He was the one who had provided food for the king during his stay in Mahanaim.

² There was a wealthy man from Maon who owned property near the town of Carmel. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, and it was sheep-shearing time.

³ He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.

³⁰ and his oldest son was named Abdon. Jeiel’s other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,^[a] Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah,^{[b] 32} and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeam.^[c] All these families lived near each other in Jerusalem.