Only after they had a fine meal, a pleasant stroll, a long talk, and a good rest did the prophet feel that the right moment had arrived to anoint Saul.
كَانَ بِمَقْدُورِ ٱلنَّبِيِّ صَمُوئِيلَ عِنْدَ لِقَائِهِ شَاوُلَ أَنْ يُخْرِجَ قَارُورَةَ زَيْتٍ ،‏ يَسْكُبَهَا بِعَجَلَةٍ عَلَى رَأْسِ شَاوُلَ ،‏ وَيُرْسِلَ ٱلْمَلِكَ ٱلْجَدِيدَ فِي طَرِيقِهِ .‏