enquired not, &c.] Neither in truth, nor in faith (see 2 Chr. 16. 12 Jam. 1. 6, 7, 8. and 4. 3.) nor by those means which God had warranted and sanctified, did he enquire of the LORD: For he had destroyed the LORDS priests (1 Samuel 22:18.) by whom he should have enquired, and provoked the LORD to take away his spirit from him (1 Samuel 16:14.) that therefore which is recorded (1 Samuel 28. 6.) of his enquiring of the Lord, is meant of an enforced, fearfull, faithlesse, hypocriticall wis, that God would some way or other foretell the issue of that great preparation which the Philistines made against him: which was in truth as no enquiring of the LORD. It was like Balaams wish (Numbers 23:10.) and Israels prayer, Isaiah 1:12. he slew, &c.] See the notes on 1 King. 12 15. turned the kingdom] As he had threatned against Saul, 1 Samuel 13:14. and 1 Samuel 15:28. unto David, &c.] This he expresseth as a transition to the following history concerning David, and the continuance of his kingdom: which is the authors main scope in these two books of Chronicles. Jesse] Heb. Isai.