Bible Person

Kish

Meaning: hard; difficult; straw; for age · Male · 1 cross reference

This Kish entry refers to the Levite in Hezekiah's reform in 2 Chronicles 29:12, not to Mordecai's ancestor or Saul's father. He belongs to the worship renewal of Judah. First appears in 2 Chr 29:12.1

AI summary: This Kish matters because his single cross reference places him among the Levites who respond when Hezekiah restores the temple to proper use. The entry helps show that reform was carried out through named families and willing servants. Taken together, the material presents this Kish as a participant in Judah's liturgical renewal.1

Central Figure

Kish

Meaning: hard; difficult; straw; for age

A Levite in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr.