Acts 13:21 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 13:21

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.

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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.

WEB

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

YLT

and thereafter they asked for a king, and God did give to them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years;

DBT

And then they asked for a king, andGod gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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Daniel 2:21
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
1 Samuel 9:15
Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
1 Samuel 10:1
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
1 Samuel 9:1
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
1 Samuel 15:1
Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.

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The preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles at their request, and upon the Jews' refusal of it, wherein the apostles justified themselves against the displeasure which the Jews conceived at it, and God owned them,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

. [1.] He gave them judges, men qualified for public service, and, by an immediate impulse upon their spirits, called to it, pro re nata--as the occasion required. Though they were a provoking people, and were never in servitude but their sin brought them to it, yet upon their petition a deliverer was raised up.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Samuel's government and his lasted forty years, which was a kind of transition from the theocracy to the kingly government. [4.] At last, he made David their king,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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ACT 13:211SA 10:1 1SA 9:16
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ACT 13:211SA 10:1 1SA 16:13
ACT 13:211SA 10:1 PSA 78:71
ACT 13:211SA 11:15 1SA 10:8
ACT 13:211SA 10:1 PSA 2:12
ACT 13:211SA 8:5 DEU 17:14-15
ACT 13:211SA 11:15 1SA 10:17
ACT 13:211SA 15:1 1SA 12:14

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