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, and God 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 Y destruyendo siete naciones en la tierra de Canaán, les repartió por suerte la tierra de ellas.

20 Y después, como por cuatrocientos y cincuenta años, dió[les] jueces hasta el profeta Samuel.

21 Y entonces demandaron rey; y les dió Dios á Saúl, hijo de Cis, varón de la tribu de Benjamín, por cuarenta años.

22 Y quitado aquél, levantóles por rey á David, al que dió también testimonio, diciendo: He hallado á David, [hijo] de Jessé, varón conforme á mi corazón, el cual hará todo lo que yo quiero.

23 De la simiente de éste, Dios, conforme á la promesa, levantó á Jesús por Salvador á Israel;

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What Does Acts 13:21 Mean?

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