وَقَالَ And said لَهُمْ to them نَبِيُّهُمْ their Prophet إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah قَدْ (has) surely بَعَثَ raised لَكُمْ for you طَالُوتَ Talut مَلِكًۭا ۚ (as) a king قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَنَّىٰ How يَكُونُ can be لَهُ for him ٱلْمُلْكُ the kingship عَلَيْنَا over us وَنَحْنُ while we أَحَقُّ (are) more entitled بِٱلْمُلْكِ to kingship مِنْهُ than him وَلَمْ and not يُؤْتَ he has been given سَعَةًۭ abundance مِّنَ of ٱلْمَالِ ۚ [the] wealth قَالَ He said إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah ٱصْطَفَىٰهُ has chosen him عَلَيْكُمْ over you وَزَادَهُۥ and increased him بَسْطَةًۭ abundantly فِى in ٱلْعِلْمِ [the] knowledge وَٱلْجِسْمِ ۖ and [the] physique وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يُؤْتِى gives مُلْكَهُۥ His kingdom مَن (to) whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَٱللَّهُ And Allah وَٰسِعٌ (is) All-Encompassing عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٢٤٧
And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, Allāh has sent to you Saul as a king." They said, "How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not been given any measure of wealth?" He said, "Indeed, Allāh has chosen him over you and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature. And Allāh gives His sovereignty to whom He wills. And Allāh is all-Encompassing [in favor] and Knowing."
— Come To Light