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1 Chronicles 10:14

1 Chronicles 10:14 is verse 14 of 1 Chronicles chapter 10, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

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King James Version

And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.

World English Bible

and didn’t inquire of Yahweh. Therefore he killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

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1 Chronicles 10:12–14 · Berean Standard Bible

12 all their men of valor set out and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.

13 So 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,

14 and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Judges 10:11

The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines,

Judges 10:12

Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands?

Judges 10:13

But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you.

Judges 10:14

Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”

Judges 10:15

“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”

Judges 10:16

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

1 Samuel 28:6

He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

Ezekiel 14:3

“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?

Ezekiel 14:4

Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry,

Ezekiel 14:5

so that I may take hold of the hearts of the people of Israel. For because of their idols, they are all estranged from Me.’

Ezekiel 14:6

Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Repent and turn away from your idols; turn your faces away from all your abominations.

Proverbs 17:13

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

Isaiah 10:7

But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.

Isaiah 10:15

Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!

1 Samuel 13:14

But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”

1 Samuel 15:28

So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.

1 Samuel 16:1

Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

1 Samuel 16:11

And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

1 Samuel 16:12

So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”

1 Samuel 16:13

So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

1 Samuel 28:17

He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingship out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.

2 Samuel 3:9

May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:

2 Samuel 3:10

to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”

2 Samuel 5:3

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.

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