² The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons. When the Philistines had struck down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, sons of Saul,

Chapter 9

Saul. ¹ There was a powerful man from Benjamin named Kish, who was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite.^(A)

Saul’s Family. ⁴⁹ The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; the name of his firstborn daughter was Merob; the name of the younger was Michal.^(A)

⁵¹ Kish, Saul’s father, and Ner, Abner’s father, were sons of Abiel.^(A)