And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
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Gill's Exposition
And when Saul inquired of the Lord,.... And this being not done truly and heartily, nor continued in, it was as if he had not inquired, and especially after he had inquired of one that had a familiar…
Barnes' Notes
When Saul inquired of the Lord ... - It is said 1Ch 10:14 that one reason why the Lord killed Saul, and gave his kingdom to David, was because he inquired not of the Lord. The explanation of this…
Adam Clarke
The Lord answered him not - He used the three methods by which supernatural intelligence was ordinarily given: -
1. Dreams. - The person prayed for instruction; and begged that God would answer by a…
Here is, I. The design of the Philistines against Israel. They resolved to fight them, Sa1 28:1. If the Israelites had not forsaken God, there would have been no Philistines remaining to molest them;…
Cambridge Bible
when Saul inquired of the Lord In 1Ch 10:13-14 it is said that "Saul died … for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it, and inquired not of the Lord." The contradiction is…
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