Verse 21

And afterward{G2547} they desired{G154}{(G5668)} a king{G935}: and{G2532} God{G2316} gave{G1325}{(G5656)} unto them{G846} Saul{G4549} the son{G5207} of Cis{G2797}, a man{G435} of{G1537} the tribe{G5443} of Benjamin{G958}, by the space of forty{G5062} years{G2094}.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 10:1 : 1 Then Samuel{H8050} took{H3947}{(H8799)} a vial{H6378} of oil{H8081}, and poured{H3332}{(H8799)} it upon his head{H7218}, and kissed{H5401}{(H8799)} him, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Is it not because the LORD{H3068} hath anointed{H4886}{(H8804)} thee to be captain{H5057} over his inheritance{H5159}?
  • 1 Sam 11:15 : 15 And all the people{H5971} went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Gilgal{H1537}; and there they made Saul{H7586} king{H4427}{(H8686)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} in Gilgal{H1537}; and there they sacrificed{H2076}{(H8799)} sacrifices{H2077} of peace offerings{H8002} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}; and there Saul{H7586} and all the men{H582} of Israel{H3478} rejoiced{H8055}{(H8799)} greatly{H3966}.
  • 1 Sam 12:12-19 : 12 And when ye saw{H7200}{(H8799)} that Nahash{H5176} the king{H4428} of the children{H1121} of Ammon{H5983} came{H935}{(H8804)} against you, ye said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Nay; but a king{H4428} shall reign{H4427}{(H8799)} over us: when the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} was your king{H4428}. 13 Now therefore behold the king{H4428} whom ye have chosen{H977}{(H8804)}, and whom ye have desired{H7592}{(H8804)}! and, behold, the LORD{H3068} hath set{H5414}{(H8804)} a king{H4428} over you. 14 If ye will fear{H3372}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068}, and serve{H5647}{(H8804)} him, and obey{H8085}{(H8804)} his voice{H6963}, and not rebel{H4784}{(H8686)} against the commandment{H6310} of the LORD{H3068}, then shall both ye and also the king{H4428} that reigneth{H4427}{(H8804)} over you continue following{H310} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}: 15 But if ye will not obey{H8085}{(H8799)} the voice{H6963} of the LORD{H3068}, but rebel{H4784}{(H8804)} against the commandment{H6310} of the LORD{H3068}, then shall the hand{H3027} of the LORD{H3068} be against you, as it was against your fathers{H1}. 16 Now therefore{H1571} stand{H3320}{(H8690)} and see{H7200}{(H8798)} this great{H1419} thing{H1697}, which the LORD{H3068} will do{H6213}{(H8802)} before your eyes{H5869}. 17 Is it not wheat{H2406} harvest{H7105} to day{H3117}? I will call{H7121}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}, and he shall send{H5414}{(H8799)} thunder{H6963} and rain{H4306}; that ye may perceive{H3045}{(H8798)} and see{H7200}{(H8798)} that your wickedness{H7451} is great{H7227}, which ye have done{H6213}{(H8804)} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068}, in asking{H7592}{(H8800)} you a king{H4428}. 18 So Samuel{H8050} called{H7121}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}; and the LORD{H3068} sent{H5414}{(H8799)} thunder{H6963} and rain{H4306} that day{H3117}: and all the people{H5971} greatly{H3966} feared{H3372}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068} and Samuel{H8050}. 19 And all the people{H5971} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Samuel{H8050}, Pray{H6419}{(H8690)} for thy servants{H5650} unto the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, that we die{H4191}{(H8799)} not: for we have added{H3254}{(H8804)} unto all our sins{H2403} this evil{H7451}, to ask{H7592}{(H8800)} us a king{H4428}.
  • 1 Sam 8:5-9:2 : 5 And said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Behold, thou art old{H2204}{(H8804)}, and thy sons{H1121} walk{H1980}{(H8804)} not in thy ways{H1870}: now make{H7760}{(H8798)} us a king{H4428} to judge{H8199}{(H8800)} us like all the nations{H1471}. 6 But the thing{H1697} displeased{H3415}{(H8799)}{H5869} Samuel{H8050}, when they said{H559}{(H8804)}, Give{H5414}{(H8798)} us a king{H4428} to judge{H8199}{(H8800)} us. And Samuel{H8050} prayed{H6419}{(H8691)} unto the LORD{H3068}. 7 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Samuel{H8050}, Hearken{H8085}{(H8798)} unto the voice{H6963} of the people{H5971} in all that they say{H559}{(H8799)} unto thee: for they have not rejected{H3988}{(H8804)} thee, but they have rejected{H3988}{(H8804)} me, that I should not reign{H4427}{(H8800)} over them. 8 According to all the works{H4639} which they have done{H6213}{(H8804)} since the day{H3117} that I brought them up{H5927}{(H8687)} out of Egypt{H4714} even unto this day{H3117}, wherewith they have forsaken{H5800}{(H8799)} me, and served{H5647}{(H8799)} other{H312} gods{H430}, so do{H6213}{(H8802)} they also unto thee. 9 Now therefore hearken{H8085}{(H8798)} unto their voice{H6963}: howbeit{H389} yet protest{H5749}{(H8686)} solemnly{H5749}{(H8687)} unto them, and shew{H5046}{(H8689)} them the manner{H4941} of the king{H4428} that shall reign{H4427}{(H8799)} over them. 10 And Samuel{H8050} told{H559}{(H8799)} all the words{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} unto the people{H5971} that asked{H7592}{(H8802)} of him a king{H4428}. 11 And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, This will be the manner{H4941} of the king{H4428} that shall reign{H4427}{(H8799)} over you: He will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your sons{H1121}, and appoint{H7760}{(H8804)} them for himself, for his chariots{H4818}, and to be his horsemen{H6571}; and some shall run{H7323}{(H8804)} before{H6440} his chariots{H4818}. 12 And he will appoint{H7760}{(H8800)} him captains{H8269} over thousands{H505}, and captains{H8269} over fifties{H2572}; and will set them to ear{H2790}{(H8800)} his ground{H2758}, and to reap{H7114}{(H8800)} his harvest{H7105}, and to make{H6213}{(H8800)} his instruments{H3627} of war{H4421}, and instruments{H3627} of his chariots{H7393}. 13 And he will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your daughters{H1323} to be confectionaries{H7548}, and to be cooks{H2879}, and to be bakers{H644}{(H8802)}. 14 And he will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your fields{H7704}, and your vineyards{H3754}, and your oliveyards{H2132}, even the best{H2896} of them, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} them to his servants{H5650}. 15 And he will take the tenth{H6237}{(H8799)} of your seed{H2233}, and of your vineyards{H3754}, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} to his officers{H5631}, and to his servants{H5650}. 16 And he will take{H3947}{(H8799)} your menservants{H5650}, and your maidservants{H8198}, and your goodliest{H2896} young men{H970}, and your asses{H2543}, and put{H6213}{(H8804)} them to his work{H4399}. 17 He will take the tenth{H6237}{(H8799)} of your sheep{H6629}: and ye shall be his servants{H5650}. 18 And ye shall cry out{H2199}{(H8804)} in that day{H3117} because{H6440} of your king{H4428} which ye shall have chosen{H977}{(H8804)} you; and the LORD{H3068} will not hear{H6030}{(H8799)} you in that day{H3117}. 19 Nevertheless the people{H5971} refused{H3985}{(H8762)} to obey{H8085}{(H8800)} the voice{H6963} of Samuel{H8050}; and they said{H559}{(H8799)}, 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}{(H8804)} us, and go out{H3318}{(H8804)} before{H6440} us, and fight{H3898}{(H8738)} our battles{H4421}. 21 And Samuel{H8050} heard{H8085}{(H8799)} all the words{H1697} of the people{H5971}, and he rehearsed{H1696}{(H8762)} them in the ears{H241} of the LORD{H3068}. 22 And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Samuel{H8050}, Hearken{H8085}{(H8798)} unto their voice{H6963}, and make{H4427}{(H8689)} them a king{H4428}. And Samuel{H8050} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the men{H582} of Israel{H3478}, Go{H3212}{(H8798)} ye every man{H376} 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 Bechorath{H1064}, the son{H1121} of Aphiah{H647}, a Benjamite{H1145}, a mighty{H1368} man{H376} of power{H2428}. 2 And he had a son{H1121}, whose name{H8034} was Saul{H7586}, a choice 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 Samuel{H8050} also said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Saul{H7586}, The LORD{H3068} sent{H7971}{(H8804)} me to anoint{H4886}{(H8800)} thee to be king{H4428} over his people{H5971}, over Israel{H3478}: now therefore hearken{H8085}{(H8798)} thou unto the voice{H6963} of the words{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}.
  • 1 Sam 10:21-26 : 21 When he had caused the tribe{H7626} of Benjamin{H1144} to come near{H7126}{(H8686)} by their families{H4940}, the family{H4940} of Matri{H4309} was taken{H3920}{(H8735)}, and Saul{H7586} the son{H1121} of Kish{H7027} was taken{H3920}{(H8735)}: and when they sought{H1245}{(H8762)} him, he could not be found{H4672}{(H8738)}. 22 Therefore they enquired{H7592}{(H8799)} of the LORD{H3068} further, if the man{H376} should yet come{H935}{(H8804)} thither{H1988}. And the LORD{H3068} answered{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold, he hath hid{H2244}{(H8737)} himself among the stuff{H3627}. 23 And they ran{H7323}{(H8799)} and fetched{H3947}{(H8799)} him thence: and when he stood{H3320}{(H8691)} among{H8432} the people{H5971}, he was higher{H1361}{(H8799)} than any of the people{H5971} from his shoulders{H7926} and upward{H4605}. 24 And Samuel{H8050} said{H559}{(H8799)} to all the people{H5971}, See{H7200}{(H8804)} ye him whom the LORD{H3068} hath chosen{H977}{(H8804)}, that there is none like him among all the people{H5971}? And all the people{H5971} shouted{H7321}{(H8686)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, God save{H2421}{(H8799)} the king{H4428}. 25 Then Samuel{H8050} told{H1696}{(H8762)} the people{H5971} the manner{H4941} of the kingdom{H4410}, and wrote{H3789}{(H8799)} it in a book{H5612}, and laid it up{H3240}{(H8686)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}. And Samuel{H8050} sent{H7971} all the people{H5971} away{H7971}{(H8762)}, every man{H376} to his house{H1004}. 26 And Saul{H7586} also went{H1980}{(H8804)} home{H1004} to Gibeah{H1390}; and there went{H3212}{(H8799)} with him a band of men{H2428}, whose hearts{H3820} God{H430} had touched{H5060}{(H8804)}.