When the older men of Israel asked Samuel to appoint a king over them who could judge them and lead them in battle, Jehovah directed the prophet to anoint Saul as leader and said: “He must save my people from the hand of the Philistines. ” ​ — 1 Sam.
त्या वेळी यहोवाने शौलाचा एक अधिपती म्हणून अभिषेक करण्यास शमुवेल संदेष्ट्यास सांगितले आणि म्हटले: “तो माझ्या लोकांस पलिष्ट्यांच्या हातातून सोडवील. ” — १ शमु.