Acts 13:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Acts 13:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 13:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 13:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 — World English Bible
Acts 13:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Acts 13:21 — American Standard Version
Acts 13:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
Acts 13:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 13:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Acts 13:21 — Darby Translation
Acts 13:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So after that, they desired a King, and God gaue vnto them Saul, the sonne of Cis, a man of ye tribe of Beniamin, by the space of fourty yeres.”
Acts 13:21 — Geneva Bible
Acts 13:21 in Context — Acts 13
19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
20 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
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.
22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
23 Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
What Does Acts 13:21 Mean?
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