Acts 13:21

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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.

Cross References

1 Samuel 10:1

Samuel took the flask of oil,  poured it out on Saul’s head,  kissed him, and said, ‘Hasn’t the Lord anointed you  ruler over his inheritance?  ,

1 Samuel 15:1

Samuel told Saul, ‘The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over his people Israel.  Now, listen to the words of the Lord.

1 Samuel 11:15

So all the people went to Gilgal, and there in the Lord’s presence  they made Saul king. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings  in the Lord’s presence, and Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

1 Samuel 8:5

They said to him, ‘Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Therefore, appoint a king to judge us the same as all the other nations have.’

1 Samuel 9:1

There was a prominent man of Benjamin named Kish  son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjaminite.

1 Samuel 9:15

Now the day before Saul’s arrival, the Lord had informed Samuel,