Chay denotes David's own family group in his question about becoming the king's son-in-law.

The attested use places the term within David's question about his own family standing before marriage into the king's household.

1. A person's own family group · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 18:18, the construct masculine plural form occurs in David's question, alongside “my father's family,” as he asks why he should become the king's son-in-law. The APB renders the clause, “Who am I, and who are my kinsfolk or my father's family in Israel.”

   1 Samuel 18:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 18:18, the APB presents the term within “my kinsfolk or my father's family”; The precise division between those English expressions cannot be established from it alone.