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Acts 13:21

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.

KJV

κἀκεῖθεν ᾐτήσαντο βασιλέα, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ θεὸς τὸν Σαοὺλ υἱὸν Κείς, ἄνδρα ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμείν, ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα.

Greek NT

Et exinde postulaverunt regem : et dedit illis Deus Saul filium Cis, virum de tribu Benjamin, annis quadraginta :

Vulgate

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.

ASV

And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Βενιαμίν
beniamin
noun · 4×
Κίς
kis
noun · 1×
Σαούλ
saoul
noun · 9×
αἰτέω
aiteo
verb · 70×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κἀκεῖθεν
kakeithen
adverb · 10×
τεσσαράκοντα
tessarakonta
adjective · 22×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
φυλή
phule
noun · 31×
ἀνήρ
aner
noun · 216×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἔτος
etos
noun · 49×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 8:5 — And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
  • 1Sam 9:1 — Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
  • 1Sam 9:15 — Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
  • 1Sam 10:1 — Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
  • 1Sam 10:1 — Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
  • 1Sam 10:21 — When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
  • 1Sam 11:15 — And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of I
  • 1Sam 12:12 — And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
  • 1Sam 15:1 — Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.
  • 1Sam 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: fo
  • Dan 2:21 — And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: