Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Saul's father Kish and Abner's father Ner were sons of Abiel.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Holman Bible
Saul’s father was Kish.
A Conservative Version
And Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
American Standard Version
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Amplified
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.
Darby Translation
And Kish the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner were sons of Abiel.
Julia Smith Translation
And Kish the father of Saul: and Ner the father of Abner, son of Abiel.
King James 2000
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now Kish [was] the father of Saul, but Ner, the father of Abner, [was] the son of Abiel.
Modern King James verseion
And Kish was the father of Saul. And Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Kish was Saul's father. And Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel.
NET Bible
Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
New Heart English Bible
Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
The Emphasized Bible
And, Kish, was Saul's father, and, Ner, Abner's father, was son of Abiel.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Kish is father of Saul, and Ner father of Abner is son of Ahiel.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 14:51
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonathan Rescued From His Father Saul
50 Saul's wife was Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz, while the commander of his army was Saul's uncle Ner's son Abner. 51 Saul's father Kish and Abner's father Ner were sons of Abiel. 52 There was intense fighting against the Philistines during Saul's entire reign, and whenever Saul discovered a strong or valiant warrior, he would enlist him for service.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:1
There was a man from Benjamin named Kish, Abiel's son, the grandson of Zeror and great-grandson of Aphiah's son Becorath. A prominent man from Benjamin,
1 Samuel 9:21
Saul answered: "Am I not a descendant of Benjamin from the least of the tribes of Israel? Isn't my family the least important of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why have you spoken to me like this?"