MANNAFEST

And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

KJV

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ASV

And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

WEB

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

YLT

and Kish is father of Saul, and Ner father of Abner is son of Ahiel.

DBT

And Kish the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner were sons of Abiel.

About this book

Old Testament

1 SamuelThe transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.

Author
Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
Date
Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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