Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for today Yahweh has worked deliverance in Israel.
In this incident we also see Saul humble and hardworking (1 Samuel 11:5). God’s Spirit empowered him (1 Samuel 11:6), and gave him wisdom (1 Samuel 11:7-8) and victory (1 Samuel 11:11). Saul gave God the glory for his success, and he was merciful and forgiving toward his critics (1 Samuel 11:13). God also gave him favor in the eyes of His people (1 Samuel 11:15; cf. 1 Samuel 2:30; Proverbs 16:7).