1. Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was KISH, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.

2. He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he. From his shoulders and upward he was taller than any of the people.

3. The donkeys of KISH, Saul's father, were lost. KISH said to Saul his son, "Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go look for the donkeys."

He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was chosen. Then Saul the son of KISH was chosen; but when they looked for him, he could not be found.

They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of KISH his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer for the land.