and their prophet said to them surely allah has raised talut to be a king over you. they said how can he hold kingship over us while we have a greater right to kingship than he and he has not been granted an abundance of wealth? he said surely allah has chosen him in preference to you and he has increased him abundantly in knowledge and physique and allah grants his kingdom to whom he pleases and allah is amplegiving knowing.
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