en_tn/act/13/21.md

# General Information:

The quotation here is from the history of Samuel and from a Psalm of Ethan in the Old Testament.

# for forty years

"to be their king for forty years"

# removed him from the kingship

This expression means God caused Saul to stop being king. AT: "rejected Saul from being king"

# he raised up David to be their king

"God chose David to be their king." Here "raised up" is an idiom that means God caused David to become the king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# their king

"the king of Israel" or "the king over the Israelites"

# It was about David that God said

"God said this about David"

# I have found

"I have observed that"

# to be a man after my heart

This expression means he "is a man who wants what I want." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The quotation here is from the history of Samuel and from a Psalm of Ethan in the Old Testament.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# for forty years`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"to be their king for forty years"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# removed him from the kingship`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This expression means God caused Saul to stop being king. AT: "rejected Saul from being king"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he raised up David to be their king`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"God chose David to be their king." Here "raised up" is an idiom that means God caused David to become the king. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# their king`

			`"the king of Israel" or "the king over the Israelites"`

			`# It was about David that God said`
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			`"God said this about David"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I have found`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"I have observed that"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# to be a man after my heart`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This expression means he "is a man who wants what I want." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`