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1 Samuel 9:1-2
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:1-2
English Standard Version
Saul Chosen to Be King
9 There was a man of Benjamin whose name was (A)Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth. 2 And he had a son whose name was Saul, (B)a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. (C)From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.
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