Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 10:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 10:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 10:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Saul's uncle was asking where Saul and his servant had been. Saul explained that they were looking for lost donkeys, but when they couldn't find them, they went to see a man named Samuel.

1 Samuel 10:14: And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that [they were] no where, we came to Samuel.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 10:16

This verse indicates that Saul did not tell his uncle about the matter of the kingdom, contradicting any verse implying openness or full disclosure to family.

1 Samuel 10:16: And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 13:18

Here, a prophet lies about God's command, contrasting the idea of straightforward communication seen in 1 Samuel 10:14.

1 Kings 13:18: He said unto him, I [am] a prophet also as thou [art]; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied unto him.
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