Verse 21

And afterward{G2547} they asked{G154} for a king:{G935} and{G2532} God{G2316} gave{G1325} unto them{G846} Saul{G4549} the son{G5207} of Kish,{G2797} a man{G435} of{G1537} the tribe{G5443} of Benjamin,{G958} for the space of forty{G5062} years.{G2094}

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 10:1 : 1 Then Samuel{H8050} took{H3947} the vial{H6378} of oil,{H8081} and poured{H3332} it upon his head,{H7218} and kissed{H5401} him, and said,{H559} Is it not that Jehovah{H3068} hath anointed{H4886} thee to be prince{H5057} over his inheritance?{H5159}
  • 1 Sam 11:15 : 15 And all the people{H5971} went{H3212} to Gilgal;{H1537} and there they made Saul{H7586} king{H4427} before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} in Gilgal;{H1537} and there they offered{H2076} sacrifices{H2077} of peace-offerings{H8002} before{H6440} Jehovah;{H3068} and there Saul{H7586} and all the men{H582} of Israel{H3478} rejoiced{H8055} greatly.{H3966}
  • 1 Sam 12:12-19 : 12 And when ye saw{H7200} that Nahash{H5176} the king{H4428} of the children{H1121} of Ammon{H5983} came{H935} against you, ye said{H559} unto me, Nay, but a king{H4428} shall reign{H4427} over us; when Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} was your king.{H4428} 13 Now therefore behold the king{H4428} whom ye have chosen,{H977} and whom ye have asked{H7592} for: and, behold, Jehovah{H3068} hath set{H5414} a king{H4428} over you. 14 If ye will fear{H3372} Jehovah,{H3068} and serve{H5647} him, and hearken{H8085} unto his voice,{H6963} and not rebel{H4784} against the commandment{H6310} of Jehovah,{H3068} and both ye and also the king{H4428} that reigneth{H4427} over you be followers{H310} of Jehovah{H3068} your God,{H430} [well]: 15 but if ye will not hearken{H8085} unto the voice{H6963} of Jehovah,{H3068} but rebel{H4784} against the commandment{H6310} of Jehovah,{H3068} then will the hand{H3027} of Jehovah{H3068} be against you, as it was against your fathers.{H1} 16 Now therefore{H1571} stand{H3320} still and see{H7200} this great{H1419} thing,{H1697} which Jehovah{H3068} will do{H6213} before your eyes.{H5869} 17 Is it not wheat{H2406} harvest{H7105} to-day?{H3117} I will call{H7121} unto Jehovah,{H3068} that he may send{H5414} thunder{H6963} and rain;{H4306} and ye shall know{H3045} and see{H7200} that your wickedness{H7451} is great,{H7227} which ye have done{H6213} in the sight{H5869} of Jehovah,{H3068} in asking{H7592} you a king.{H4428} 18 So Samuel{H8050} called{H7121} unto Jehovah;{H3068} and Jehovah{H3068} sent{H5414} thunder{H6963} and rain{H4306} that day:{H3117} and all the people{H5971} greatly{H3966} feared{H3372} Jehovah{H3068} and Samuel.{H8050} 19 And all the people{H5971} said{H559} unto Samuel,{H8050} Pray{H6419} for thy servants{H5650} unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} that we die{H4191} not; for we have added{H3254} unto all our sins{H2403} [this] evil,{H7451} to ask{H7592} us a king.{H4428}
  • 1 Sam 8:5-9:2 : 5 and they said{H559} unto him, Behold, thou art old,{H2204} and thy sons{H1121} walk{H1980} not in thy ways:{H1870} now make{H7760} us a king{H4428} to judge{H8199} us like all the nations.{H1471} 6 But the thing{H1697} displeased{H3415} Samuel,{H8050} when they said,{H559} Give{H5414} us a king{H4428} to judge{H8199} us. And Samuel{H8050} prayed{H6419} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 7 And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Samuel,{H8050} Hearken{H8085} unto the voice{H6963} of the people{H5971} in all that they say{H559} unto thee; for they have not rejected{H3988} thee, but they have rejected{H3988} me, that I should not be king{H4427} over them. 8 According to all the works{H4639} which they have done{H6213} since the day{H3117} that I brought them up{H5927} out of Egypt{H4714} even unto this day,{H3117} in that they have forsaken{H5800} me, and served{H5647} other{H312} gods,{H430} so do{H6213} they also unto thee. 9 Now therefore hearken{H8085} unto their voice:{H6963} howbeit{H389} thou shalt protest{H5749} solemnly{H5749} unto them, and shalt show{H5046} them the manner{H4941} of the king{H4428} that shall reign{H4427} over them. 10 And Samuel{H8050} told{H559} all the words{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} unto the people{H5971} that asked{H7592} of him a king.{H4428} 11 And he said,{H559} This will be the manner{H4941} of the king{H4428} that shall reign{H4427} over you: he will take{H3947} your sons,{H1121} and appoint{H7760} them unto him, for his chariots,{H4818} and to be his horsemen;{H6571} and they shall run{H7323} before{H6440} his chariots;{H4818} 12 and he will appoint{H7760} them unto him for captains{H8269} of thousands,{H505} and captains{H8269} of fifties;{H2572} and [he will set some] to plow{H2790} his ground,{H2758} and to reap{H7114} his harvest,{H7105} and to make{H6213} his instruments{H3627} of war,{H4421} and the instruments{H3627} of his chariots.{H7393} 13 And he will take{H3947} your daughters{H1323} to be perfumers,{H7548} and to be cooks,{H2879} and to be bakers.{H644} 14 And he will take{H3947} your fields,{H7704} and your vineyards,{H3754} and your oliveyards,{H2132} even the best{H2896} of them, and give{H5414} them to his servants.{H5650} 15 And he will take the tenth{H6237} of your seed,{H2233} and of your vineyards,{H3754} and give{H5414} to his officers,{H5631} and to his servants.{H5650} 16 And he will take{H3947} your men-servants,{H5650} and your maid-servants,{H8198} and your goodliest{H2896} young men,{H970} and your asses,{H2543} and put{H6213} them to his work.{H4399} 17 He will take the tenth{H6237} of your flocks:{H6629} and ye shall be his servants.{H5650} 18 And ye shall cry out{H2199} in that day{H3117} because{H6440} of your king{H4428} whom ye shall have chosen{H977} you; and Jehovah{H3068} will not answer{H6030} you in that day.{H3117} 19 But the people{H5971} refused{H3985} to hearken{H8085} unto the voice{H6963} of Samuel;{H8050} and they said,{H559} Nay: but we will have a king{H4428} over us, 20 that we also may be like all the nations,{H1471} and that our king{H4428} may judge{H8199} us, and go out{H3318} before{H6440} us, and fight{H3898} our battles.{H4421} 21 And Samuel{H8050} heard{H8085} all the words{H1697} of the people,{H5971} and he rehearsed{H1696} them in the ears{H241} of Jehovah.{H3068} 22 And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} to Samuel,{H8050} Hearken{H8085} unto their voice,{H6963} and make{H4427} them a king.{H4428} And Samuel{H8050} said{H559} unto the men{H582} of Israel,{H3478} Go{H3212} ye every man{H582} unto his city.{H5892} 1 Now there was a man{H376} of Benjamin,{H1144} whose name{H8034} was Kish,{H7027} the son{H1121} of Abiel,{H22} the son{H1121} of Zeror,{H6872} the son{H1121} of Becorath,{H1064} the son{H1121} of Aphiah,{H647} the son of a Benjamite,{H1145} a mighty{H1368} man{H376} of valor.{H2428} 2 And he had a son,{H1121} whose name{H8034} was Saul,{H7586} a young man{H970} and a goodly:{H2896} and there was not among the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} a goodlier{H2896} person{H376} than he: from his shoulders{H7926} and upward{H4605} he was higher{H1364} than any of the people.{H5971}
  • 1 Sam 15:1 : 1 And Samuel{H8050} said{H559} unto Saul,{H7586} Jehovah{H3068} sent{H7971} me to anoint{H4886} thee to be king{H4428} over his people,{H5971} over Israel:{H3478} now therefore hearken{H8085} thou unto the voice{H6963} of the words{H1697} of Jehovah.{H3068}
  • 1 Sam 10:21-26 : 21 And he brought the tribe{H7626} of Benjamin{H1144} near{H7126} by their families;{H4940} and the family{H4940} of the Matrites{H4309} was taken;{H3920} and Saul{H7586} the son{H1121} of Kish{H7027} was taken:{H3920} but when they sought{H1245} him, he could not be found.{H4672} 22 Therefore they asked{H7592} of Jehovah{H3068} further, Is there yet a man{H376} to come{H935} hither?{H1988} And Jehovah{H3068} answered,{H559} Behold, he hath hid{H2244} himself among the baggage.{H3627} 23 And they ran{H7323} and fetched{H3947} him thence; and when he stood{H3320} among{H8432} the people,{H5971} he was higher{H1361} than any of the people{H5971} from his shoulders{H7926} and upward.{H4605} 24 And Samuel{H8050} said{H559} to all the people,{H5971} See{H7200} ye him whom Jehovah{H3068} hath chosen,{H977} that there is none like him along all the people?{H5971} And all the people{H5971} shouted,{H7321} and said,{H559} [Long] live{H2421} the king.{H4428} 25 Then Samuel{H8050} told{H1696} the people{H5971} the manner{H4941} of the kingdom,{H4410} and wrote{H3789} it in a book,{H5612} and laid it up{H3240} before{H6440} Jehovah.{H3068} And Samuel{H8050} sent{H7971} all the people{H5971} away,{H7971} every man{H376} to his house.{H1004} 26 And Saul{H7586} also went{H1980} to his house{H1004} to Gibeah;{H1390} and there went{H3212} with him the host,{H2428} whose hearts{H3820} God{H430} had touched.{H5060}