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Acts 13:21

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19 And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.

20 All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.

22 After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

23 From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.
KJV
And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
WEB
Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
ASV
And afterward they asked for a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years.
DARBY
And then they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.
BLB
Then they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.
ÅB
Og deretter krevde de en konge, og Gud gav dem Saul, Kis' sønn, en mann av Benjamins stamme, i førti år,
OTB
Da ba folket om en konge, og Gud ga dem Saul, sønn av Kisj, en mann av Benjamins stamme, som regjerte i førti år.
B1930
Og derefter krevde de en konge, og Gud gav dem Saul, Kis' sønn, en mann av Benjamins stamme, i firti år,

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  • 1 Samuel 10:1

    Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

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  • 1 Samuel 15:1

    Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:21–26

    Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.

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  • 1 Samuel 11:15

    So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.

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  • 1 Samuel 8:5–9:2

    “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”

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  • 1 Samuel 12:12–19

    But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.

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