Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 11:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 11:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 11:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, Samuel told the people to go to a special place called Gilgal to make the kingdom strong and happy again. It's like when you and your friends gather to start a big, exciting project together!

1 Samuel 11:14: Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

Contradiction with Judges 8:23

This verse suggests that the Lord should rule over Israel, contradicting the idea of establishing a human king as encouraged in 1 Samuel 11:14.

Judges 8:23: And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:7

Here, God tells Samuel that the people's request for a king is a rejection of Him as their ruler, contradicting the call to reaffirm the kingship in 1 Samuel 11:14.

1 Samuel 8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

Contradiction with Hosea 13:11

God expresses regret about giving a king in His anger, which runs contrary to the positive act of renewing the kingdom in 1 Samuel 11:14.

Hosea 13:11: I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took [him] away in my wrath.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 17:14-15

This passage prescribes conditions for a king, implicitly imposing limitations and concerns that counter the seemingly unreserved support for kingship seen in 1 Samuel 11:14.

Deuteronomy 17:14-15: When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that [are] about me;

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 12:12

This verse highlights the people’s fault in demanding a king, which contrasts with the encouragement to renew the kingdom seen in 1 Samuel 11:14.

1 Samuel 12:12: And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God [was] your king.
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