1 Chronicles 10:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.”
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Read Full Chapter →Because Saul did not seek the Lord, the Lord put him to death and gave the kingdom to David.
What Does 1 Chronicles 10:14 Mean?
The summary reaches its conclusion: Saul did not inquire of the Lord, and so the Lord took his life and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse. The Chronicler reads the whole event as God's own work, removing one king and establishing another according to His purpose.
Here the chapter's sorrow gives way to hope. The throne does not pass by accident but by the hand of God, who was all along preparing David's house. Through that house would come the King whose kingdom has no end. The fall of Saul, then, opens onto the promise of Christ, the Son of David, in whom the longing of God's people finally rests.
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What does 1 Chronicles 10:14 mean?
Because Saul did not seek the Lord, the Lord put him to death and gave the kingdom to David.