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1 Samuel 9:1-2
Revised Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:1-2
Revised Standard Version
Saul Chosen to Be King
9 There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abi′el, son of Zeror, son of Beco′rath, son of Aphi′ah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth; 2 and he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he; from his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.
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