1 Chronicles 10:13-14

13 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,

14 and did not inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

1 Chronicles 10:13-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 10

This part, 1Ch 10:1-12 which gives an account of the last battle of Saul with the Philistines, and of his death and burial, is the same with 1Sa 31:1-13 see the notes there; the cause of his death follows in 1Ch 10:13.

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Samuel 1:1
• 2. 1 Samuel 15:23; S 1 Chronicles 5:25
• 3. S 1 Samuel 13:13
• 4. S Leviticus 19:31; S Leviticus 20:6; Deuteronomy 18:9-14; 1 Samuel 28:7
• 5. 1 Chronicles 12:23
• 6. S 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 15:28