Acts 13:21 Cross References

Acts 13:21

21: Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.

1 Samuel 10:1

  1. Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul's head. He kissed Saul on the cheek and said, "I am doing this because the LORD has appointed you to be the leader of his people Israel.

1 Samuel 12:12

  1. "But when you were afraid of Nahash, the king of Ammon, you came to me and said that you wanted a king to reign over you, even though the LORD your God was already your king.
  2. All right, here is the king you have chosen. Look him over. You asked for him, and the LORD has granted your request.
  3. "Now if you will fear and worship the LORD and listen to his voice, and if you do not rebel against the LORD's commands, and if you and your king follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.
  4. But if you rebel against the LORD's commands and refuse to listen to him, then his hand will be as heavy upon you as it was upon your ancestors.
  5. "Now stand here and see the great thing the LORD is about to do.

1 Samuel 11:15

  1. So they went to Gilgal, and in a solemn ceremony before the LORD they crowned him king. Then they offered peace offerings to the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites were very happy.

1 Samuel 15:1

  1. One day Samuel said to Saul, "I anointed you king of Israel because the LORD told me to. Now listen to this message from the LORD!

1 Samuel 8:5

  1. "Look," they told him, "you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king like all the other nations have."
  2. Samuel was very upset with their request and went to the LORD for advice.
  3. "Do as they say," the LORD replied, "for it is me they are rejecting, not you. They don't want me to be their king any longer.
  4. Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually forsaken me and followed other gods. And now they are giving you the same treatment.
  5. Do as they ask, but solemnly warn them about how a king will treat them."

1 Samuel 10:21

  1. Then he brought each family of the tribe of Benjamin before the LORD, and the family of the Matrites was chosen. And finally Saul son of Kish was chosen from among them. But when they looked for him, he had disappeared!
  2. So they asked the LORD, "Where is he?" And the LORD replied, "He is hiding among the baggage."
  3. So they found him and brought him out, and he stood head and shoulders above anyone else.
  4. Then Samuel said to all the people, "This is the man the LORD has chosen as your king. No one in all Israel is his equal!" And all the people shouted, "Long live the king!"
  5. Then Samuel told the people what the rights and duties of a king were. He wrote them down on a scroll and placed it before the LORD. Then Samuel sent the people home again.
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