their prophet said to them allah has appointed saul to be king over you. hearing this they replied how has he been entitled to become king over us? we have a better right to kingship than he for he does not even possess enough riches. the prophet replied allah has preferred him to you and blessed him with abundant powers of mind and body. and allah has the power to give his kingdom to whomever he wills allah is allembracing allknowing.
وقال لهم نبيهم إن الله قد بعث لكم طالوت ملكا قالوا أنى يكون له الملك علينا ونحن أحق بالملك منه ولم يؤت سعة من المال قال إن الله اصطفاه عليكم وزاده بسطة في العلم والجسم والله يؤتي ملكه من يشاء والله واسع عليم