1 Chronicles 10:13

1 Chronicles 10:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;
• New International Version (NIV)Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord; he did not keep the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium for guidance,
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the Lord, because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance.

Context of 1 Chronicles 10:13

11When all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12all the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh, and they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the Lord, because of the word of the Lord which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of it, 14and did not inquire of the Lord. Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

1 Chronicles 10:13 word by word

וַיָּ֣מָת שָׁא֗וּל בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָעַ֣ל בַּֽיהוָ֔ה עַל־דְּבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־שָׁמָ֑ר וְגַם־לִשְׁא֥וֹל בָּא֖וֹב לִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• So Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• for his trespassמַ֫עַלma‛al · unfaithfulnessH4604
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he committedמָעַלmâ‛al · be unfaithfulH4603
• against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• becauseעַל‛al · uponH5921
• of the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• he did not keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• and alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• because he askedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• counsel of a mediumאוֹב'ôb · mediumH178
• makingדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 10:13

• 1 Samuel 13:13Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, for now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
• 1 Samuel 15:2Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 28:7Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “Behold, there is a woman who is a medium at En-dor.”
• Exodus 22:18“You shall not allow a sorceress to live.
• Leviticus 19:31‘Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.
• Leviticus 20:6‘As for the person who turns to mediums and to spiritists, to play the harlot after them, I will also set My face against that person and will cut him off from among his people.
• Deuteronomy 18:10There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,
• 2 Kings 21:6He made his son pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord provoking Him to anger.
• Isaiah 8:19When they say to you, “Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,” should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?
• Acts 8:9Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;
• Acts 16:16It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 10:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Saul died for his transgression - See the concluding observations on the first book of Samuel ( 1 Samuel 31:13; (note)).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For his transgression - Compare 1 Chronicles 9:1. The “transgression” intended is probably the disobedience with respect to Amalek, recorded in 1 Samuel 15:1-9 (compare 1 Samuel 28:17-18).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14The story of Israel as a kingdom starts with Saul's death. Saul did not achieve God's plans for him as king or for Israel as a nation. His death made way for David, whom the Chronicler saw as Israel's first true king.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord--in having spared the king of the Amalekites and taken the flocks of the people as spoils [1Sa 15:9], as well as in having consulted a pythoness [1Sa 28:7]. Both of these acts were great sins--the first as a violation of God's express and positive command [1Sa 15:3], and the second as contrary to a well-known statute of the kingdom (Le 19:31).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 10:13

• Death
• Familiar Spirits
• Saul
• Sorcery
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings