17. The God of the Israelites chose our ancestors. He made the people great during the time they lived in Egypt, and he brought them out of that country with great power.
18. And he was patient with them for forty years in the desert.
19. God destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan and gave the land to his people.
20. All this happened in about four hundred fifty years.“After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
21. Then the people asked for a king, so God gave them Saul son of Kish. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin and was king for forty years.