Kings I 9:1

1 And a man of the sons of Benjamin, and his name Kis, the son of Abiel, the son of Jared, the son of Bachir, the son of Aphec, the son of a Benjamite, a man of might.

Kings I 9:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 9:1

And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building
of the house of the Lord
Which was done in seven years, ( 1 Kings 6:38 ) .

and the king's house;
his own palace, which was finished in thirteen years, ( 1 Kings 7:1 ) ,

and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do;
all his other buildings, the house for Pharaoh's daughter, the house of the forest of Lebanon, and may include his vineyards, gardens, orchards, and pools of water, made for his pleasure, ( Ecclesiastes 2:4-6 ) in which he succeeded and prospered, ( 2 Chronicles 7:11 ) .

Kings I 9:1 In-Context

1 And a man of the sons of Benjamin, and his name Kis, the son of Abiel, the son of Jared, the son of Bachir, the son of Aphec, the son of a Benjamite, a man of might.

2 And this man a son, and his name was Saul, of great stature, a goodly man; and there was not among the sons of Israel a goodlier than he, high above all the people from his shoulders and upward.

3 And the asses of Kis the father of Saul were lost; and Kis said to Saul his son, Take with thee one of the young men, and arise ye, and go seek the asses.

4 And they went through mount Ephraim, and they went through the land of Selcha, and found them not: and they passed through the land of Segalim, and they were not there: and they passed through the land of Jamin, and found them not.

5 And when they came to Siph, then Saul said to his young man that was with him, Come and let us return, lest my father leave the asses, and take care for us.