Acts 13:21
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when he had removed him,.... Either by death, or rejected him from being king while he was living; Sa1 15:23
he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And afterward they desired a king - See 1Sa 8:5; Hos 13:10. It was predicted that they would have a king, Deu 17:14-15.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Saul the son of Cis - In all proper names quoted from the Old Testament, we should undoubtedly follow, as nearly as…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 13:14-41
Perga in Pamphylia was a noted place, especially for a temple there erected to the goddess Diana, yet nothing at all is…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Saul …, a man of the tribe of Benjamin And to the speaker himself the same words applied. The forty years duration of…
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