18. And for about forty years like a fatherly nurse He cared for them in the wilderness and endured their behavior. [Deut. 1:31.]
19. When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave them [the Hebrews] their land as an inheritance [distributing it to them by lot; all of which took] about 450 years. [Deut. 7:1; Josh. 14:1.]
20. After that, He gave them judges until the prophet Samuel.
21. Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
22. And when He had deposed him, He raised up David to be their king; of him He bore witness and said, I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart, who will do all My will and carry out My program fully. [I Sam. 13:14; Ps. 89:20; Isa. 44:28.]
23. Of this man's descendants God has brought to Israel a Savior [in the person of Jesus], according to His promise.
24. Before His coming John had [already] preached baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.