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 their mighty warriors brought the bodies of Saul and his sons back to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones beneath the great tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days. 13So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He failed to obey the Lord’s command, and he even consulted a medium instead of asking the Lord for guidance. So the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom over 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 replied, “Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,
• 1 Samuel 28:6He asked the Lord what he should do, but the Lord refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets.
• Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these leaders have set up idols in their hearts. They have embraced things that will make them fall into sin. Why should I listen to their requests?
• Proverbs 17:13If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house.
• Isaiah 10:7But the king of Assyria will not understand that he is my tool; his mind does not work that way. His plan is simply to destroy, to cut down nation after nation.
• 1 Samuel 13:14But now your kingdom must end, for the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart. The Lord has already appointed him to be the leader of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.”
• 1 Samuel 15:28And Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to someone else—one who is better than you.
• 1 Samuel 16:1Now the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”
• 1 Samuel 28:17The Lord has done just as he said he would. He has torn the kingdom from you and given it to your rival, David.
• 2 Samuel 3:9May God strike me and even kill me if I don’t do everything I can to help David get what the Lord has promised him!
• 2 Samuel 5:3So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of 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