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. 8: 4 - 7, 20; 9: 16.
یَهُوَه به سموئیل فرمان داد که شاؤل را به پادشاهی مسح کند و گفت :‏ او « قوم مرا از دست فلسطینیان رهایی » خواهد داد .‏ —‏ ۱سمو ۸ :‏ ۴ -‏ ۷ ،‏ ۲۰ ؛‏ ۹ :‏ ۱۶ .‏