20. All of this took about 450 years. "After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
21. Then the people asked for a king. He gave them Saul, son of Kish. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin. He ruled for 40 years.
22. God removed him and made David their king. Here is God's witness about him. 'David, son of Jesse, is a man dear to my heart,' he said. 'He will do everything I want him to do.'
23. "From this man's family line God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus. This is what he had promised.