Kish

Kish is listed here as Saul's father in the closing genealogy — a reminder that Saul's kingship was a family story, rooted in a Benjaminite lineage now carrying the weight of a troubled crown.

Kish is introduced as Saul's father — a wealthy, well-connected Benjaminite — whose lost donkeys set the entire chapter's journey in motion.

Kish's sons are the relatives who married Eleazar's daughters here, preserving the family line through an act of quiet communal care that the text records without drama.

Kish is Saul's father, and his tomb in Benjamin becomes the final resting place for Saul, Jonathan, and the seven executed men — the burial that ends the famine.