In time, though, pride and false reasoning began to govern his decisions. On one occasion, Saul was to face the Philistines in battle.
تُبْرِزُ رِوَايَةُ ٱلْمَلِكِ شَاوُلَ فِي ٱلْكِتَابِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ أَنَّ ٱلطَّاعَةَ أَمْرٌ لَهُ أَهَمِّيَّةٌ قُصْوَى .‏