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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 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીપ્રેરિતોનાં કૃત્યો ૧૩:૨૧
ત્યાર પછી તેઓએ રાજા માગ્યો; ત્યારે ઈશ્વરે ચાળીસ વર્ષ સુધી બિન્યામીનના કુળનો કીશનો દીકરો શાઉલ તેઓને રાજા તરીકે આપ્યો.
हिन्दीप्रेरितों के काम १३:२१
उसके बाद उन्होंने एक राजा माँगा; तब परमेश्वर ने चालीस वर्ष के लिये बिन्यामीन के गोत्र में से एक मनुष्य अर्थात् कीश के पुत्र शाऊल को उन पर राजा ठहराया। (1 शमू. 8:5,1 शमू. 8:19, 1 शमू. 10:24, 1 शमू. 11:15)

In context

19When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance for about four hundred fifty years.

20After these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.

21Afterward 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.

22When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

23From this man’s offspring, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,

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