Acts 13:21

Modern English Version

Then they requested 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

Then Samuel took a vial of oil and poured it upon his head. And he kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you over His inheritance as ruler?

1 Samuel 11:15

All the people went to Gilgal and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. And there they made sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord. And there Saul and all Israel’s fighting men rejoiced greatly.

1 Samuel 15:1

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

1 Samuel 8:5

They said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now, install for us a king to govern us like all the nations.”

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 Bekorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

1 Samuel 9:15

Now the Lord had revealed in the ear of Samuel one day before Saul came, saying,