{They asked} ((8869)t(8873)anto). First aorist indirect middle
indicative, they asked for themselves. They were tired of a
theocracy. Cf.  1Sa 8:5  10:1 . Paul mentions with pride that
Benjamin was the tribe of Saul (his name also), but he does not
allude to Saul's sin (Furneaux). {For the space of forty years}
(et(8820)tesserakonta). Accusative of extent of time. Not in the
O.T., but in Josephus, _Ant_. VI. 14, 9.