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Acts 13:21 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. "

Acts 13:21

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19 When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance for about four hundred fifty years.

20 After these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

21 Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

22 When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

23 From this man’s offspring, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,

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1 Samuel 13:1

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"Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years."

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2 Samuel 2:10

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"Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David."

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1 Samuel 10:21

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"He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families and the family of the Matrites was chosen. Then Saul the son of Kish was chosen; but when they looked for him, he could not be found."

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2 Samuel 21:14

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"They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father; and they performed all that the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer for the land."

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1 Chronicles 10:14

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"and didn’t inquire of the LORD. Therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse."

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1 Chronicles 23:1

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"Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel."

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Acts 13:1

"Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul."

Acts 13:2

"As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.”"

Acts 13:3

"Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away."

Acts 13:4

"So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus."

Acts 13:5

"When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed God’s word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant."

Acts 13:6

"When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar Jesus,"

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