Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. they. 1 Samuel 8:5-22 And they said to him: Behold thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: make us a king, to judge us, as all nations have. . . . 1 Samuel 12:12-19 But seeing that Naas, king of the children of Ammon, was come against you, you said to me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us: whereas the Lord your God was your king. . . . Saul. 1 Samuel 10:1,21-26 And Samuel took a little vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: Behold, the Lord hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance, and thou shalt deliver his people out of the hands of their enemies, that are round about them. And this shall be a sign unto thee, that God hath anointed thee to be prince. . . . 1 Samuel 11:15 And all the people went to Galgal, and there they made Saul king, before the Lord in Galgal, and they sacrificed there victims of peace before the Lord. And there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced exceedingly. 1 Samuel 15:1 And Samuel said to Saul: The Lord sent me to anoint thee king over his people Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the Lord: Cis. 1 Samuel 9:1,2 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Cis, the son of Abiel, the son of Seror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphia, the son of a man of Jemini, valiant and strong. . . . 1 Samuel 10:21 And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell upon the kindred of Metri, and it came to Saul, the son of Cis. They sought him therefore, and he was not found. Kish. Context In Pisidian Antioch…20As it were, after four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, he gave unto them judges, until Samuel the prophet. 21And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years. 22And when he had removed him, he raised them up David to be king: to whom giving testimony, he said: I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my wills.… Cross References 1 Samuel 8:5 And they said to him: Behold thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: make us a king, to judge us, as all nations have. 1 Samuel 9:1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Cis, the son of Abiel, the son of Seror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphia, the son of a man of Jemini, valiant and strong. 1 Samuel 9:15 Now the Lord had revealed to the ear of Samuel the day before Saul came, saying: 1 Samuel 10:1 And Samuel took a little vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: Behold, the Lord hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance, and thou shalt deliver his people out of the hands of their enemies, that are round about them. And this shall be a sign unto thee, that God hath anointed thee to be prince. 1 Samuel 10:21 And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell upon the kindred of Metri, and it came to Saul, the son of Cis. They sought him therefore, and he was not found. Lexicon Thenκἀκεῖθεν (kakeithen) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2547: And thence, and from there; and then afterwards. From kai and ekeithen; likewise from that place. [the people] asked for ᾐτήσαντο (ētēsanto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask. a king, βασιλέα (basilea) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. gave ἔδωκεν (edōken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. forty τεσσεράκοντα (tesserakonta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 5062: Forty. The decade of tessares; forty. years ἔτη (etē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 2094: A year. Apparently a primary word; a year. [under] Saul Σαοὺλ (Saoul) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 4549: Of Hebrew origin; Saul, the Jewish name of Paul. son υἱὸν (huion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of Kish, Κίς (Kis) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2797: Kish, the father of Saul. Of Hebrew origin; Cis, an Israelite. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [the] tribe φυλῆς (phylēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 5443: A tribe or race of people. From phuo; an offshoot, i.e. Race or clan. of Benjamin. Βενιαμίν (Beniamin) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 958: Benjamin, youngest son of Jacob, founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Benjamin, an Israelite. Additional Translations Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin. Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. And afterward they desired a king: and God gave to them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. 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. 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. 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. And afterward they desired a king: and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. Next they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a Benjamite, who reigned forty years. 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. 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; Jump to Previous Afterward Benjamin Benjamite Desired Family Forty Kish Reigned Request Saul Space Thereafter TribeJump to Next Afterward Benjamin Benjamite Desired Family Forty Kish Reigned Request Saul Space Thereafter TribeExternal Links Acts 13:21 NIVActs 13:21 NLT Acts 13:21 ESV Acts 13:21 NASB Acts 13:21 ASV Acts 13:21 Bible Apps Acts 13:21 Biblia Paralela Acts 13:21 Chinese Bible Acts 13:21 French Bible Acts 13:21 German Bible Alphabetical: a and asked Benjamin for forty gave God he king Kish man of people ruled Saul son the them Then they tribe who years NT Apostles: Acts 13:21 Afterward they asked for a king (Acts of the Apostles Ac) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |