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.
لذلك طلب شيوخ اسرائيل ان يعيِّن لهم صموئيل ملكا يقضي لهم ويحارب حروبهم .‏