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

12They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against Yhwh, even against the word of Yhwh, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; And enquired not of Yhwh: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.

1 Chronicles 10:14 word by word

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

• And enquiredדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• not of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 10:11And Yhwh said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
• 1 Samuel 28:6And when Saul enquired of Yhwh, Yhwh answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
• Ezekiel 14:3Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
• Proverbs 17:13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
• Isaiah 10:7Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
• 1 Samuel 13:14But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Yhwh hath sought him a man after his own heart, And Yhwh hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Yhwh commanded thee.
• 1 Samuel 15:28And Samuel said unto him, Yhwh hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
• 1 Samuel 16:1And Yhwh said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
• 1 Samuel 28:17And Yhwh hath done to him, as he spake by me: for Yhwh hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:
• 2 Samuel 3:9So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as Yhwh hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
• 2 Samuel 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before Yhwh: and they anointed David 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