rule over them. >> ancient israel realized that as long as they were separate tribes, they were not going to be strong. and that was when they decided to elect a king. the king they chose was zaul. zaul had the advantage of being a military man and also being charismatic. he was insanely paranoid about his position. there had never been a king before. there was not any sort of lineage where he could hang his legitimacy on. he was always terrified once he became king that it was going to be taken away. >> shortly after zaul is name kin king. >> you pick a champion and the