1 Ch. 10: Saul's Death Reset

1 Chronicles 10:13 "Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance..."

Here's an almost note-for-note retelling of 1 Samuel 31 (entry). I guess the first thing I look for is if there is anything different between the passages, if there are any new details revealed. Secondly, I guess I wonder what is the point of retelling this? 

Well, there's not much added in this case. 1 Samuel, by a word or two is slightly more thorough, but they are basically interchangeable. 1 Chronicles reveals more, by saying Saul's head was put on display in the temple of Dagon. Gross. Can you imagine for a moment what that temple must have felt like? Was it a temple of darkness, or a temple of glory? What was the vibe in a place where the heads of conquered enemies are put on display to rot. At least the bloodshed at the Temple of the LORD was kept outside.

Since the telling in 1 Chronicles is a bit more after-the-fact, it can pause the play-by-play and include editorials such as in verse 13, where it talks about why Saul died, and his kingdom ended. He didn't inquire of the LORD.