Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Samuel 12:13

"Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you." — 1 Samuel 12:13 (ASV)

Now therefore, behold the king whom ye have chosen. —The seer now turns from the story of the past and its sad lessons to the present. “You now have your wish—behold your king. The Eternal has seen fit to grant your petition. His election—again pointing to Saul—rests on the will of the invisible King, whom you have virtually rejected.”