Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, Isn't it that Yahweh has anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?
"You shall be turned into another man"  (1 Samuel 10:6).  This would follow upon the coming of the Spirit of God mightily upon Saul.  Just as Samson was endowed with supernatural strength, so Saul was endowed with all of the qualities that fitted him to be king of Israel, a mighty leader of armies, and a ruler who would rule Israel for forty years.  "Thus, Saul would be the true successor of the judges, all of whom were thus directed by God's Spirit."[8]