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Acts 13:21

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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.

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  1. Acts 13:19

    And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

  2. Acts 13:20

    And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

  3. Acts 13:22

    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.

  4. Acts 13:23

    Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

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