וַתִּרְא֗וּ כִּֽי־נָחָ֞שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן֮ בָּ֣א עֲלֵיכֶם֒ וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ לִ֔י לֹ֕א כִּי־מֶ֖לֶךְ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃
Ketika kalian melihat bahwa Nahas, raja bani Amon, datang menyerang kalian, kalian berkata kepadaku: ‘Tidak, harus ada seorang raja yang memerintah atas kami,’ padahal Yang Mahakekal, Allah kalian, adalah Raja kalian.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“When you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites” [12:12]. Israel again had troubles from the king of Ammon. You said to me that you should be given a king for Israel and you had a good and elevated king. This is the Holy One in Heaven and now the Holy One gave you a king. This is Saul, who is standing before you here.