18. He put up with them for about 40 years in the desert.
19. He destroyed seven nations in Canaan. Then he gave the land to his people as their rightful share.
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.