Acts 13:21
“And afterward they desired a King, and God gaue vnto them Saul the sonne of Cis, a man of the tribe of Beniamin, by the space of fourty yeres.”
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Acts 13:21 Context
19And when he had destroyed seuen nations in the land of Chanaan, he diuided their land to them by lot: 20And after that he gaue vnto them iudges, about the space of foure hundred and fifty yeeres vntill Samuel the Prophet. 21And afterward they desired a King, and God gaue vnto them Saul the sonne of Cis, a man of the tribe of Beniamin, by the space of fourty yeres. 22And when he had remoued him, hee raised vp vnto them Dauid to be their king, to whom also he gaue testimonie, and said, I haue found Dauid the sonne of Iesse, a man after mine own heart, which shal fulfill all my wil. 23Of this mans seed hath God, according to his promise, raised vnto Israel a Sauiour, Iesus:
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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.
- King James Version
"Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
- New American Standard Version (1995)