17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. |
18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. |
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. |
22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. |
