19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan, giving their land to his people as their inheritance.
19 And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.
19 and then, having wiped out seven enemies who stood in the way, gave them the land of Canaan for their very own -
19 And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land to them by allotment.
19 Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to Israel as an inheritance.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 13:19
Commentary on Acts 13:14-31
(Read Acts 13:14-31)
When we come together to worship God, we must do it, not only by prayer and praise, but by the reading and hearing of the word of God. The bare reading of the Scriptures in public assemblies is not enough; they should be expounded, and the people exhorted out of them. This is helping people in doing that which is necessary to make the word profitable, to apply it to themselves. Every thing is touched upon in this sermon, which might best prevail with Jews to receive and embrace Christ as the promised Messiah. And every view, however short or faint, of the Lord's dealings with his church, reminds us of his mercy and long-suffering, and of man's ingratitude and perverseness. Paul passes from David to the Son of David, and shows that this Jesus is his promised Seed; a Saviour to do that for them, which the judges of old could not do, to save them from their sins, their worst enemies. When the apostles preached Christ as the Saviour, they were so far from concealing his death, that they always preached Christ crucified. Our complete separation from sin, is represented by our being buried with Christ. But he rose again from the dead, and saw no corruption: this was the great truth to be preached.