Discovery Box1 Samuel 14:42 
Context14:42 Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan!” 1 Jonathan was indicated by lot.
1 Samuel 14:51
Context14:51 Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son 2 of Abiel.
1 Samuel 16:19
Context16:19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is out with the sheep.
1 Samuel 22:20
Context22:20 But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped and fled to David. His name was Abiathar.
1 Samuel 23:6
Context23:6 Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he had brought with him an ephod. 3
1 Samuel 23:16
Context23:16 Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him 4 through God.
1 Samuel 25:44
Context25:44 (Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim.)
1 Samuel 27:2
Context27:2 So David left and crossed over to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath accompanied by his six hundred men.
1 tc The LXX includes the following words: “Whomever the Lord will indicate by the lot, let him die! And the people said to Saul, ‘It is not this word.’ But Saul prevailed over the people, and they cast lots between him and between Jonathan his son.”
2 tn 1 Chr 9:35-36 indicates that Jeiel (= Abiel?) had two sons (among others) named Ner and Kish (see also 1 Sam 9:1 and 1 Chr 8:30, where some Greek manuscripts include the name Ner, though it is absent in the Hebrew text). If this Kish was the father of Saul and Ner was the father of Abner, then Saul and Abner were cousins. However, according to 1 Chr 8:33 and 9:39, Ner, not Abiel, was the father of Kish. In this case, Kish and Abner were brothers and Abner was Saul’s uncle. The simplest solution to the problem is to see two men named Kish in the genealogy: Abiel (Jeiel) was the father of Ner and Kish I. Ner was the father of Abner and Kish II. Kish II was the father of Saul. The Kish mentioned in 1 Sam 9:1 was the father of Saul (v.2) and must be identified as Kish II. In this case the genealogy is “gapped,” with Ner being omitted. Abiel was the grandfather of Kish II.
3 tn Heb “an ephod went down in his hand.”
4 tn Heb “strengthened his hand.”
