Parallel Verses
John Wesley New Testament
And afterward they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.
New American Standard Bible
Then they
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then they asked for a king, so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.
International Standard Version
"After that, he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel. When they demanded a king, God gave them Kish's son Saul, from the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.
A Conservative Version
And afterward they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
An Understandable Version
And after that the people asked for a king [to rule their nation] so God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, from the [Israelite] tribe of Benjamin, who ruled as king for forty years.
Anderson New Testament
And afterward they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
Bible in Basic English
Then at their request for a king, God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the family of Benjamin, who was their king for forty years.
Common New Testament
Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
Daniel Mace New Testament
when having demanded a king, God gave them Saul the son of Cis, of the tribe of Benjamin: the government of both having lasted forty years,
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
And then they asked for a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years;
Goodspeed New Testament
Then they demanded a king and for forty years God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin.
Julia Smith Translation
And thence they desired a king; and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.
King James 2000
And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, [for] forty years.
Modern King James verseion
And afterward they asked for a king. And God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And after that they desired a king, and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
Moffatt New Testament
Then it was that they begged for a king, and God gave them forty years of Saul, the son of Kish, who belonged to the tribe of Benjamin.
Montgomery New Testament
"Then they asked for a king, and he gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a Benjamite for forty years.
NET Bible
Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
New Heart English Bible
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.
Noyes New Testament
And afterward they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years;
Sawyer New Testament
And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years;
The Emphasized Bible
And, from that time, they asked for themselves a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And from that time they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And, when they demanded a king, God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
Next they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a Benjamite, who reigned forty years.
Williams New Testament
Then they demanded a king, and for forty years God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
And afterward they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul, a son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years;
Worsley New Testament
And then they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the Son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
Antioch » A city » A city of pisidia. Persecutes paul
Christian ministers » Success attending » Paul
Kish » Father of saul » Called cis (av) in
Law » Expounded by » In synagogues
Paul » Visits antioch (in pisidia), and preaches in the synagogue
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 13:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Preaching In The Synagogue At Pisidian Antioch
20 And after that, he gave them judges, until Samuel the prophet. 21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years. 22 And having removed him, he raised up to them David for their king, to whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, who will do all my will.