Acts 13:21

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.

Cross References

1 Samuel 10:1

Samuel took a vial of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him; he said, “The Lord has anointed you ruler over his people Israel. You shall reign over the people of the Lord, and you will save them from the hand of their enemies all around. Now this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you ruler over his heritage:

1 Samuel 11:15

So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they sacrificed offerings of well-being before the Lord, and there Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.

1 Samuel 15:1

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.

1 Samuel 8:5

and said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow in your ways; appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.”

1 Samuel 9:1

There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish son of Abiel son of Zeror son of Becorath son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth.

1 Samuel 9:15

Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed to Samuel: