וַתִּרְא֗וּ כִּֽי־נָחָ֞שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן֮ בָּ֣א עֲלֵיכֶם֒ וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ לִ֔י לֹ֕א כִּי־מֶ֖לֶךְ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃
At nang makita ninyo na si Nahas, ang hari ng mga Ammonita, ay dumarating laban sa inyo, sinabi ninyo sa akin: “Hindi, kundi isang hari ang maghahari sa amin”, gayong ang Walang-Hanggan na inyong Diyos ang inyong hari.
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.