The Kings and the Promise

21And from there they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

22And after removing him, he raised up David for them as king, to whom he also bore witness and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man according to my heart, who will do all my will.’

23From this man's offspring, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, according to promise.

24before his coming, John had proclaimed to all the people of Israel a baptism of repentance.

25And as John was completing his course, he kept saying, ‘What do you suppose me to be? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’