1 Chronicles 10:13
in 1 Chronicles 10So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,
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ASV
So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah, which he kept not; and also for that he asked counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire thereby,
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;
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 10
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
For his transgression - Compare 1Ch 9:1. The “transgression” intended is probably the disobedience with respect to Amalek, recorded in 1Sa 15:1-9 (compare 1Sa 28:17-18).
This site's exposition
died for his transgression which he committed
The Chronicler now states outright what Samuel's narrative left the reader to infer across fifteen chapters: Saul died for his transgression against the Lord, for not keeping his word, and for asking counsel of a medium instead of the Lord. Albert Barnes ties the transgression to the disobedience over Amalek in 1 Samuel 15; Jamieson, Fausset and Brown call both acts sins on their own separate grounds, the first against a plain command and the second against the law of Leviticus 19:31. Two failures years apart are read here as one verdict.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Saul slew himself, and yet it is said, God slew him. What is done by wicked hands is yet done by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. Those that abandon themselves to the devil shall be abandoned to him; so shall their doom be.
The word - Against God's express command: which is a great aggravation of any sin. Familiar spirit - Which also was contrary to a manifest command, Levit xix, 31.
So Saul died for his transgression,....
This account of Saul's death is the same with that which we had, 1 Sam. xxxi. We need not repeat the exposition of it. Princes sin and the people suffer for it.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
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).
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Saul died for his transgression - See the concluding observations on the first book of Samuel (1Sa 31:13 (note)).
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֣מָת | vaiyamot | and he died | H4191 → | 839 times |
| שָׁא֗וּל | shaul | Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
| בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ֙ | bemaalo | in unfaithfulness his | H4604 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| מָעַ֣ל | maal | he had acted unfaithfully | H4603 → | 36 times |
| בַּֽיהוָ֔ה | bayahweh | against Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| דְּבַ֥ר | devar | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| שָׁמָ֑ר | shamar | he kept | H8104 → | 468 times |
| וְגַם־ | vegam- | and also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| לִשְׁא֥וֹל | lishol | to consult | H7592 → | 171 times |
| בָּא֖וֹב | baov | by <the> necromancy | H178 → | |
| לִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃ | lidroosh | to consult | H1875 → | 164 times |
וַיָּ֣מָתand he died
vaiyamotH4191 →839 times
שָׁא֗וּלSaul
shaulH7586 →402 times
בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ֙in unfaithfulness his
bemaaloH4604 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
מָעַ֣לhe had acted unfaithfully
maalH4603 →36 times
בַּֽיהוָ֔הagainst Yahweh
bayahwehH3068 →6520 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
דְּבַ֥ר[the] word of
devarH1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
שָׁמָ֑רhe kept
shamarH8104 →468 times
וְגַם־and also
vegam-H1571 →769 times
לִשְׁא֥וֹלto consult
lisholH7592 →171 times
בָּא֖וֹבby <the> necromancy
baovH178 →
לִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃to consult
lidrooshH1875 →164 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 8:19When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
it leads to
- Leviticus 20:6
Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 33:6
He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 19:31
You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 106:28
They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.
- Leviticus 20:6
Through
Leviticus 19:31You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
it leads to
- Isaiah 8:19
When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 20:27
A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 18:10–14
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 8:19
Through
1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 28:16
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
- Jeremiah 28:16
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.