Jehovah told Samuel to grant their request. However, Jehovah added: “It is not you whom they have rejected, but it is I whom they have rejected from being king over them. ”
فَقَالَ يَهْوَه لِصَمُوئِيلَ أَنْ يُلَبِّيَ طَلَبَهُمْ هذَا ،‏ لكِنَّهُ أَضَافَ :‏ « إِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَرْفُضُوكَ أَنْتَ ،‏ بَلْ رَفَضُونِي أَنَا مَلِكًا عَلَيْهِمْ » .‏