19 And after[a] destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave their land to his people[b] as an inheritance. 20 This took[c] about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things, he gave them[d] judges until Samuel the prophet. 21 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:19 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“destroying”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Acts 13:19 The words “to his people” are supplied as a clarification of who received the land
  3. Acts 13:20 The words “This took” are not in the Greek text but are supplied in keeping with English style
  4. Acts 13:20 Here the indirect object “them” is not in the Greek text but is implied

19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,(A) giving their land to his people(B) as their inheritance.(C) 20 All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges(D) until the time of Samuel the prophet.(E) 21 Then the people asked for a king,(F) and he gave them Saul(G) son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin,(H) who ruled forty years.

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19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

20 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

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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