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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Gill's Exposition
And inquired not of the Lord,.... For though he did inquire in some sense in an external, careless, and hypocritical manner, yet not done seriously, sincerely, and heartily, nor with constancy; it was…
Barnes' Notes
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).
Adam Clarke
Saul died for his transgression - See the concluding observations on the first book of Samuel (Sa1 31:13 (note)).
Here, I. From the triumph of the Philistines over the body of Saul we may learn, 1. That the greater dignity men are advanced to the greater disgrace they are in danger of falling into. Saul's dead…
Cambridge Bible
his transgression] R.V. his trespass; cp. 2Ch 26:16. The reference is to Saul's sacrifice (1Sa 13:13-14), and disobedience (ib.1Sa 15:23).
even against the word R.V. because of the word.
also for…
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