1 Samuel 9:2 - Compare All Versions

1 Samuel 9:1-2 MSG (The Message)

There was a man from the tribe of Benjamin named Kish. He was the son of Abiel, grandson of Zeror, great-grandson of Becorath, great-great-grandson of Aphiah—a Benjaminite of stalwart character. He had a son, Saul, a most handsome young man. There was none finer—he literally stood head and shoulders above the crowd!

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1 Samuel 9:2 KJV (King James Version)

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

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1 Samuel 9:2 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

He had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and handsome man, and there was not a more handsome person than he among the sons of Israel; from his shoulders and up he was taller than any of the people.

1 Samuel 9:2 NCV (New Century Version)

Kish had a son named Saul, who was a fine young man. There was no Israelite better than he. Saul stood a head taller than any other man in Israel.

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1 Samuel 9:2 ASV (American Standard Version)

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

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1 Samuel 9:2 NIV (New International Version)

Kish had a son named Saul, as handsome a young man as could be found anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller than anyone else.

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1 Samuel 9:2 NKJV (New King James Version)

And he had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.

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1 Samuel 9 NKJV

1 Samuel 9:2 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Kish had a son named Saul, a choice and handsome man; among the sons of Israel there was not a man more handsome than he. From his shoulders and up he was [a head] taller than any of the people.

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1 Samuel 9:2 NLT (New Living Translation)

His son Saul was the most handsome man in Israel—head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the land.

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1 Samuel 9:2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

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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