John Chrysostom, on Acts 13:21

“And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.”

“"And afterward they desired a king:" and still not a word of their ingratitude, but throughout he speaks of the kindness of God. "And God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years." And observe, he nowhere mentions right deeds of theirs, but only benefits on God's part: "He chose: Exalted: Suffered their manners:" these are no matters of praise to them: "They asked, He gave."”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.