Acts

Acts 13:21–22

²¹Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years. ²²After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’^a

Footnotes

a 13:22 See 1 Samuel 13:14|1SA 13:14.

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Acts 13:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	κἀκεῖθεν	kakeithen	Conjunction	G2547 and thence, and from there
asked for	ᾐτήσαντο	ētēsanto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
a king	βασιλέα	basilea	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
gave	ἔδωκεν	edōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Saul	Σαοὺλ	Saoul	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4549 Saul
son	υἱὸν	huion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of Kish	Κίς	Kis	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2797 Kish
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
tribe	φυλῆς	phylēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5443 a tribe, race
of Benjamin	Βενιαμίν	Beniamin	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G958 Benjamin
forty	τεσσεράκοντα	tesserakonta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5062 forty
years	ἔτη	etē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2094 a year

Acts 13:22

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
removing	μεταστήσας	metastēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3179 I move out of its place, transfer
He raised up	ἤγειρεν	ēgeiren	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up
David	Δαυὶδ	Dauid	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1138 David
as	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
their	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
king	βασιλέα	basilea	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
testified	μαρτυρήσας	martyrēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3140 I witness, testify
I have found	Εὗρον	Heuron	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2147 I find
David	Δαυὶδ	Dauid	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1138 David
of Jesse	Ἰεσσαί	Iessai	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2421 Jesse
a man	ἄνδρα	andra	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man
after	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
heart	καρδίαν	kardian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2588 the heart, inner life, intention
will carry out	ποιήσει	poiēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
will	θελήματά	thelēmata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2307 will, wish, desire
in its entirety	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of

Cross-references

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Acts 13:21 1 Samuel 10:1 · 1 Samuel 15:1 · 1 Samuel 12:12–19 · 1 Samuel 10:21–26 · 1 Samuel 8:5–9:2 · 1 Samuel 11:15

Acts 13:22 1 Samuel 13:13–14 · 1 Kings 15:5 · Psalm 78:70–72 · 1 Samuel 16:13 · 1 Samuel 16:1 · 1 Samuel 15:28 · Ezekiel 37:24–25 · 1 Samuel 15:26 · Psalm 89:19–37 · Hosea 13:10–11 · 2 Samuel 2:4 · Acts 7:46

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.