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1 Samuel 9:1-3
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 9:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 9
Saul and the Lost Donkeys. 1 There was a certain man from Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah. He was a man of high standing in Benjamin. 2 He had a son whose name was Saul. He was a handsome young man, and there was no one in Israel who was more handsome than he. He was also a head taller than anyone else. 3 Now the donkeys belonging to Kish, the father of Saul, were lost, and Kish said to Saul his son, “Take one of the servants with you and go up and look for the donkeys.”[a]
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- 1 Samuel 9:3 Since horses were not bred in Israel, donkeys were among the livestock of the wealthy (see Job 1:2-3; 42:12); they were the mounts used at that time.
