First name Kish in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Kish is the name of a mighty man of valor [perhaps wealth or influence] (1SA 9:1), as well as name of son of Jeiel and Maacah (1CH 8:30), descendant of Mahli (1CH 23:21), and a Benjamite, father (ancestor?) of Shimei (EST 2:5). Meaning of the name: hard; difficult; straw; for age. Related names are: Saul, Ner, Benjamin . The translations of Kish in 70 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Cis in Spanish to Kiss in Serbian!
Wear it!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. (1SA 9:1)
And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. (1SA 9:3)
And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. (1SA 9:3)
And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? (1SA 10:11)
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. (1SA 10:21)
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. (1SA 14:51)
And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land. (2SA 21:14)
And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, (1CH 8:30)
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. (1CH 8:33)
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. (1CH 8:33)
And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, (1CH 9:36)
And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. (1CH 9:39)
And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. (1CH 9:39)
Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. (1CH 12:1)
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish. (1CH 23:21)
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them. (1CH 23:22)
Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel. (1CH 24:29)
Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel. (1CH 24:29)
And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren. (1CH 26:28)
Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah: (2CH 29:12)
Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite; (EST 2:5)