19. God destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan and gave their land to his people.
20. All this happened in about 450 years. “After this, God gave our people judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
21. Then the people asked for a king. God gave them Saul, the son of Kish. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin. He was king for 40 years.
22. After God took Saul away, God made David their king. This is what God said about David: ‘David, the son of Jesse, is the kind of person who does what pleases me. He will do everything I want him to do.’