1 Chronicles 10:14

1 Chronicles 10:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And enquired not of the Lord: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.
• New International Version (NIV)and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

Context of 1 Chronicles 10:14

12all the warriors went and recovered the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their remains under the oak tree in Jabesh and fasted for seven days. 13So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord and did not obey the Lord’s instructions; he even tried to conjure up underworld spirits. He did not seek the Lord’s guidance, so the Lord killed him and transferred the kingdom to David son of Jesse.

1 Chronicles 10:14 word by word

וְלֹֽא־דָרַ֥שׁ בַּֽיהוָ֖ה וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַיַּסֵּב֙ אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה לְדָוִ֖יד בֶּן־יִשָֽׁי׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And enquiredדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• not of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• therefore he slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• him, and turnedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• the kingdomמְלוּכָהmelûkâh · kingshipH4410
• unto Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jesseיִשַׁיyishay 'îyshay · JesseH3448

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 10:14

• Judges 10:11The Lord said to the Israelites, “Did I not deliver you from Egypt, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,
• 1 Samuel 28:6So Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him – not by dreams nor by Urim nor by the prophets.
• Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have erected their idols in their hearts and placed the obstacle leading to their iniquity right before their faces. Should I really allow them to seek me?
• Proverbs 17:13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.
• Isaiah 10:7But he does not agree with this, his mind does not reason this way, for his goal is to destroy, and to eliminate many nations.
• 1 Samuel 13:14But now your kingdom will not continue! The Lord has sought out for himself a man who is loyal to him and the Lord has appointed him to be leader over his people, for you have not obeyed what the Lord commanded you.”
• 1 Samuel 15:28Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to one of your colleagues who is better than you!
• 1 Samuel 16:1The Lord said to Samuel, “How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.”
• 1 Samuel 28:17The Lord has done exactly as I prophesied! The Lord has torn the kingdom from your hand and has given it to your neighbor David!
• 2 Samuel 3:9God will severely judge Abner if I do not do for David exactly what the Lord has promised him,
• 2 Samuel 5:3When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord. They designated David as king over Israel.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 10:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Inquired not of the Lord - On these two last verses the Targum speaks thus: "And Saul died for the transgression by which he transgressed against the Word of the Lord, and because he did not keep the commandment of the Lord when he warred against the house of Amalek; and because he consulted Pythons, and sought oracular answers from them. Neither did he ask counsel from before the Lord by Urim and Thummim, for he had slain the priests that were in Nob…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. 1414. And inquired not of the Lord--He had done so in form (1Sa 28:6), but not in the spirit of a humble penitent, nor with the believing confidence of a sincere worshipper. His enquiry was, in fact, a mere mockery, and his total want of all right religious impressions was manifested by his rushing from God to a wretched impostor in the service of the devil [1Sa 28:7].Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 10:14

• Death
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jesse
• Turn
• Chronicles, Books of
• Saul
• Dan
• seek, search, look for

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