Acts 13:21
ContextNET © | Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled 1 forty years. |
NIV © | Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years. |
NASB © | "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. |
NLT © | 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. |
MSG © | But then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, out of the tribe of Benjamin. After Saul had ruled forty years, |
BBE © | 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. |
NRSV © | Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years. |
NKJV © | "And afterward they asked for a king; so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. |
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NET © | Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled 1 forty years. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The words “who ruled” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. They have been supplied as a clarification for the English reader. See Josephus, Ant. 6.14.9 (6.378). |