Their prophet said to them, ‘Allah has appointed Saul as king for you.’ They said, ‘How can he have kingship over us, when we have a greater right to kingship than him, as he has not been given ample wealth?’ He said, ‘Indeed Allah has chosen him over you, and enhanced him vastly in knowledge and physique, and Allah gives His kingdom to whomever He wishes, and Allah is all-bounteous, all-knowing.’
پيغمبرشان به آنها گفت: خدا طالوت را پادشاه شما كرد. گفتند: چگونه او را بر ما پادشاهى باشد؟ ما سزاوارتر از او به پادشاهى هستيم و او را دارايى چندانى نداده‌اند. گفت: خدا او را بر شما برگزيده است و به دانش و توان او بيفزوده است، و خدا پادشاهيش را به هر كه خواهد دهد كه خدا دربرگيرنده و داناست.