1 Chronicles 10:13

_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 INQUIRE OF IT;_ Saul died for his transgression - in having spared the king of the Amalekites, and taking the flocks of the peoples as spoil, as well as in having consulted a Pythoness. Both of these acts were great sins; the first as a violation of God's express and positive command, and the second as contrary to a well-known statute of the kingdom (Leviticus 19:31)....

Verse 1 Chronicles 10:13. _SAUL DIED FOR HIS TRANSGRESSION_] See the concluding observations on the first book of Samuel. 1 Samuel 31:13....

FOR HIS TRANSGRESSION - Compare 1 Chronicles 9:1. The “transgression” intended is probably the disobedience with respect to Amalek, recorded in 1 Samuel 15:1 (compare 1 Samuel 28:17)....

EXPOSITION It is evident that the compiler of the Chronicles intended its history proper to begin substantially with the reign of David. Strictly, however, it opens with the last mournful chapter of the career of Saul and his sons, or of three out of the four (1 Chronicles 9:39) of them. The mention of Saul had been prepared for by the short preamble of his pedigree and family; and, in like manner, the way is paved for the introduction of the reign add deeds of David by the brief and affecting narration of the end of his predecessor on the throne. The last chapter of the First Book of Samuel occupies itself with the same subject and covers the same ground. Our present chapter compared with that is sufficient to convince us that both were drawn from some common source or sources. It is not possible to suppose that the writer of Chronicles merely copied from the Book o

SO SAUL DIED FOR HIS TRANSGRESSION,.... 1 Samuel 31:13 A violent and dishonourable death, which was suffered on account of the sins he was guilty of: ONE WAS, WHICH HE COMMITTED AGAINST THE LORD, EVEN AGAINST THE WORD OF THE LORD, WHICH HE KEPT NOT; both in not staying for Samuel the time appointed, and by sparing the Amalekites whom he was bid to destroy, 1 Samuel 13:13 AND ALSO FOR ASKING COUNSEL OF ONE THAT HAD A FAMILIAR SPIRIT, TO INQUIRE OF IT; what he should do with respect to engaging in battle with the Philistines, 1 Samuel 28:8 which to do was contrary to an express command of God,...

II. THE OVERTHROW AND END OF SAUL CHAPTER 10 _ 1. The overthrow and death of Saul (1 Chronicles 10:1)_ 2. The burial of Saul and his sons (1 Chronicles 10:8) 3. The cause of Saul's failure (1 Chronicles 10:13) 1 Samuel 31 contains the same record of Saul's miserable end and trial. The writer of Chronicles uses the departure of Saul to introduce the history of the king after God's own heart, why God had dealt with Saul in judgment, and that the kingdom was turned unto David, the son of Jesse. The fatal battle between the Philistines and Israel took place in Mount Gilboa.

PART II (1 Chronicles 10-29). THE REIGN OF DAVID. 1 Chronicles 10:1. The Death of Saul (see notes on 1 Samuel 31:1). 1 Chronicles 10:10. the house of their gods: altered purposely by the Chronicler instead of the house of Ashtaroth in 1 Samuel 31:10 (LXX Ashtoreth). HIS HEAD IN THE HOUSE OF DAGON: 1 Samuel 31:10 his body to the wall of Beth-Shan. 1 Chronicles 10:12. buried: accord

FOR. In this book the reason; in. Samuel only the event. See App-56. TRANSGRESSION. disobedience, shown in his faithlessness or defection. Hebrew. _ma'al._ App-44. Compare 1 Samuel 13:13; 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 15:1; 1 Samuel 28:7. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. Note it is not Elohim (God). FAMILIAR SPIRIT. See note on Leviticus 19:31. TO ENQUIRE. to seek and consult. Hebrew. _darash,_ to seek earnestly. Saul sought thus with the medium, but not with Jehovah....

There are several variations between the text given here and the text of 1 Sam., which are noticed as they occur in the following notes. 1. _in mount Gilboa_ In the campaign of Gilboa the Philistines shewed new and skilful strategy. Instead of at once marching eastward up the ravines which lead into Judah and Benjamin in which there was no room for their chariots (2 Samuel 1:6) to manœuvre they first marched northward along the sea-coast and then turned eastward just before reaching Mount Carmel. This movement brought them into the great fertile plain watered by the Kishon, ground over which chariots could act with decisive effect. At the N.E. end of the plain rose the heights of Gilboa. When Saul and his Benjamites advanced to meet the Philistines, the latter succeeded in interposing themselves between the Israelite army and its base in Benjamin an easy achievement for an enemy who by...

TO ENQUIRE OF IT— See the note on 1 Samuel 31:1. The two great offences of Saul, which are recapitulated in this verse, were, his sparing the Amalekites, and consulting the witch of Endor....