Cross Reference 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

{Acts 13:21} And afterward 2547 they desired 154 z5668 a king: 935 and 2532 God 2316 gave 1325 z5656 unto them 846 Saul 4549 the son 5207 of Cis, 2797 a man 435 of 1537 the tribe 5443 of Benjamin, 958 by the space of forty 5062 years. 2094

they:
"And saidª ° unto¹ him, Behold,¹ thou¹ art old,ª ° and thy sonsª walkª ° not¹ in thy ways:ª now¹ makeª ° us a kingª to judgeª ° us like all¹ the nations.ª ... And the LORDª saidª ° to¹ Samuel,ª Hearkenª ° unto their voice,ª and make² ° them a king.ª ¹ And Samuelª saidª ° unto¹ the men² ¹ of Israel,ª Go² °¹ ye every manª unto his city.ª" {1Sm 8:5-22} + "And when ye sawª ° that¹ Nahashª the kingª of the childrenª of Ammonª cameª ° against¹ you, ye saidª ° unto me, Nay;¹ but¹ a kingª shall reignª ° over¹ us: when the LORDª your Godª [was] your king.ª ... And all¹ the peopleª saidª ° unto¹ Samuel,ª Prayª ° for¹ thy servantsª unto¹ the LORDª thy God,ª that we dieª ° not:¹ for¹ we have addedª ° unto¹ all¹ our sinsª [this] evil,ª to askª ° us a king.ª" {1Sm 12:12-19}

Saul:
"Then Samuelª tookª °¹ a vialª of oil,ª and pouredª ° [it] upon¹ his head,ª and kissedª ° him, and said,ª ° [Is it] not¹ because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª ° thee [to be] captainª over¹ his inheritance?ª" {1Sm 10:1} + "When he had caused¹ the tribeª of Benjaminª to come nearª ° by their families,ª the familyª of Matriª was taken,ª ° and Saulª the sonª of Kishª was taken:ª ° and when they soughtª ° him, he could not¹ be found.ª ° ... And Saulª also¹ wentª ° homeª to Gibeah;ª and there went² °¹ with¹ him a band of men,ª whose¹ heartsª Godª had touched.ª °" {1Sm 10:21-26} + "And all¹ the peopleª went² °¹ to Gilgal;ª and there¹ they made Saul² kingª °¹ ¹ beforeª the LORDª in Gilgal;ª and there¹ they sacrificedª ° sacrificesª of peace offeringsª beforeª the LORD;ª and there¹ Saulª and all¹ the men² ¹ of Israelª rejoicedª ° greatly.ª" {1Sm 11:15} + "Samuelª also saidª ° unto¹ Saul,ª The LORDª sentª ° me to anointª ° thee [to be] kingª over¹ his people,ª over¹ Israel:ª now¹ therefore hearkenª ° thou unto the voiceª of the wordsª of the LORD.ª" {1Sm 15:1}

Cis:
"Now there was¹ a manª of Benjamin,ª ¹ whose nameª [was] Kish,ª the sonª of Abiel,ª the sonª of Zeror,ª the sonª of Bechorath,ª the sonª of Aphiah,ª a Benjamite,ª a mighty² man² ¹ of power.ª ... And he had¹ a son,ª whose nameª [was] Saul,ª a choice young man,ª and a goodly:ª and [there was] not¹ among the childrenª ¹ of Israelª a goodlierª personª than¹ he: from his shouldersª ¹ and upwardª [he was] higherª than any¹ ¹ of the people.ª" {1Sm 9:1-2} + "When he had caused¹ the tribeª of Benjaminª to come nearª ° by their families,ª the familyª of Matriª was taken,ª ° and Saulª the sonª of Kishª was taken:ª ° and when they soughtª ° him, he could not¹ be found.ª °" {1Sm 10:21}, Kish