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 All-Embracing, All-Knowing."
و گفت بدیشان پیغمبرشان همانا خدا برانگیخت برای شما طالوت را پادشاهی گفتند چگونه وی را بر ما فرمانروائی باشد و ما سزاوارتریم از او به پادشاهی و داده نشده است گشایشی در مال گفت همانا خدا برگزیدش بر شما و بیفزودش عظمتی در دانش و پیکر و خدا دهد پادشاهیش را به هر که خواهد و خدا است گشایشمند دانا