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
त्या वेळी यहोवाने शौलाचा एक अधिपती म्हणून अभिषेक करण्यास शमुवेल संदेष्ट्यास सांगितले आणि म्हटले: “तो माझ्या लोकांस पलिष्ट्यांच्या हातातून सोडवील. ” — १ शमु.