1 Samuel 9:2

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

1 Samuel 9:2 - Amplified Bible

Kish had a son named Saul, a choice young man and handsome; among all the Israelites there was not a man more handsome than he. He was a head taller than any of the people.

1 Samuel 9:2 - 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.

1 Samuel 9:2 - Bible in Basic English

He had a son named Saul, a specially good-looking young man; there was no one better-looking among the children of Israel: he was taller by a head than any other of the people.

1 Samuel 9:2 - Darby Bible

And he had a son whose name was Saul, choice and comely; and there was not among the children of Israel a comelier person than he; from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

1 Samuel 9:2 - English Standard Version

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.

1 Samuel 9:2 - 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.

1 Samuel 9:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y tenìa un hijo que se llamaba Saùl, joven y bien parecido. No habìa otro más bien parecido que él entre los hijos de Israel; de los hombros arriba sobrepasaba a cualquiera del pueblo.

1 Samuel 9:2 - The Message

1 Samuel 9:2 - New American Standard Bible

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 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Tenìa un hijo que se llamaba Saùl, joven y bien parecido. No habìa nadie más bien parecido que él entre los Israelitas; de los hombros arriba sobrepasaba a cualquiera del pueblo.

1 Samuel 9:2 - World English Bible

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

1 Samuel 9:2 - Young's Living Translation

and he hath a son, and his name [is] Saul, a choice youth and goodly, and there is not a man among the sons of Israel goodlier than he -- from his shoulder and upward, higher than any of the people.

1 Samuel 9:2 - Additional Comments

Saul was the tallest person in Israel, and very handsome. This is reiterated in 10:23.

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